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Lexington Schools

Lexington Schools from directly overhead

Lexington Schools is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 144 m. Yegua Benchmark stands 232 m to the west-southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is The First Baptist Church of Lexington, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Brazos Trail passes 7.9 miles off. 107 named places lie within 25 miles, 8 of them named summits.

The story

Town in Lee County, Texas, United States.

Wikidata Q982607, matched on coordinates and name (286 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1972
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates30.41527, -97.00608

107 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 27
  • Heritage Square: 0.2 mi
  • Lexington Memorial Park: 0.5 mi
  • Lake Somerville State Park - Nails Creek Unit: 16.0 mi
  • Somerville Wildlife Management Area: 16.0 mi
  • Simmang Northwest Park: 16.1 mi
Peaks: 8
  • Buzzard Knobs: 6.0 mi
  • Clay Hill: 8.2 mi
  • Yegua Benchmark: 12.1 mi
  • Yegua Knobbs: 12.5 mi
  • Mockingbird Hill: 16.9 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Artworks: 1
  • The Dime Box: 11.6 mi
Gardens: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lexington Schools. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Yegua BenchmarkWSW232 m12.1 mi
Yegua KnobbsWSW225 m12.5 mi
Lotman HillSW201 m23.8 mi
Taylor MountainNNE196 m18.7 mi
Hart MountainNNE194 m20.3 mi
Clay HillW138 m8.2 mi
Mockingbird HillE128 m16.9 mi
Buzzard KnobsSSE121 m6.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3319:0819:40
June solstice06:2719:5920:34
September equinox07:1718:5419:26
December solstice07:2216:5617:32

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Dec.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F505461677582848579705952
Precip in3.12.22.92.64.73.22.12.63.14.63.33.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lexington, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/13971417393

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