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Masonic Lodge Building

Masonic Lodge Building from directly overhead

Masonic Lodge Building is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 109 m. Obar Hill stands 181 m to the north, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Sunken Garden Dance Platform, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 17 miles off. 96 named places lie within 25 miles, 7 of them named summits.

The story

Historic place in Shiner, Lavaca County, Texas.

Wikidata Q110023115, matched on coordinates and name (210 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1967
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

How to reach it

Coordinates29.43005, -97.17018

96 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 17
  • Welhausen Park: 0.3 mi
  • Yoakum Municipal Park: 9.1 mi
  • Moulton City Park: 9.7 mi
  • Yoakum City Park: 10.4 mi
  • Hallettsville City Park: 13.8 mi
Museums: 8
Peaks: 7
  • Pin Oak Mound: 10.8 mi
  • Frederick Mound: 11.1 mi
  • Russell Hill: 14.3 mi
  • Obar Hill: 16.8 mi
  • Santa Anna Mound: 17.2 mi
Ghost towns: 4

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Obar HillN181 m16.8 mi
Frederick MoundN154 m11.1 mi
Russell HillN154 m14.3 mi
Stevens HillW119 m23.0 mi
Pin Oak MoundNNW107 m10.8 mi
Santa Anna MoundW95 m17.2 mi
Windy HillWSW71 m23.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3319:0919:41
June solstice06:3019:5720:32
September equinox07:1818:5519:27
December solstice07:2016:5917:35

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F525662697681838479716254
Precip in2.91.93.33.43.84.42.83.53.84.43.22.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yoakum, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12438066382

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