Lee County
Lee County is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 153 m. Yegua Benchmark stands 232 m to the northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Milton Garrett York, Sr., a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Brazos Trail passes 5.3 miles off. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1936
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 5.3 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
- 16.1 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Milton Garrett York, Sr.: 0.0 mi
- Lee County Courthouse: 0.0 mi
- First Baptist Church of Giddings: 0.0 mi
- Lee County: 0.0 mi
- City of Giddings: 0.0 mi
- Simmang Northwest Park: 0.7 mi
- Veterans Park: 0.8 mi
- Giddings Volunteer Fire Department Firemen's Park: 2.4 mi
- Lake Somerville State Park - Nails Creek Unit: 14.5 mi
- Lake Somerville State Park - Nails Creek Unit: 14.8 mi
- Buzzard Knobs: 11.1 mi
- Hellers Hill: 13.7 mi
- Indian Hill: 15.0 mi
- Homeyer Mountain: 16.2 mi
- Yegua Knobbs: 18.5 mi
- Grassyville: 9.0 mi
- Pin Oak: 11.3 mi
- Yewpon: 16.3 mi
- Flower Hill: 18.9 mi
- Oak Hill: 19.2 mi
- White Bluffs: 16.3 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 17.2 mi
- Red Bluffs: 21.7 mi
- Memorial Grove: 14.0 mi
- Bastrop Community Garden: 23.3 mi
- The Dime Box: 13.9 mi
- CCC Water Fountain: 20.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lee County. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yegua Benchmark | NW 306° | 232 m | 18.8 mi |
| Yegua Knobbs | NW 305° | 225 m | 18.5 mi |
| Lotman Hill | W 263° | 201 m | 19.3 mi |
| Royston Hill | SW 232° | 174 m | 22.0 mi |
| Hellers Hill | SE 140° | 168 m | 13.7 mi |
| Homeyer Mountain | E 95° | 139 m | 16.2 mi |
| Clay Hill | NW 323° | 138 m | 20.6 mi |
| Monument Hill | S 171° | 138 m | 20.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:08 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:28 | 19:58 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:54 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 16:56 | 17:33 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Dec.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 50 | 54 | 61 | 67 | 75 | 82 | 84 | 85 | 79 | 70 | 59 | 52 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 4.7 | 3.2 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 4.6 | 3.3 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lexington, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12438060721
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