Maydelle
Maydelle is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 125 m. Bradford Mountain stands 214 m to the east-southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is I.D. Fairchild State Forest, a park 2.1 miles away. Texas Forest Trail passes 15 miles off. 145 named places lie within 25 miles, 37 of them named summits.
The story
Unincorporated community in Cherokee County, Texas.
Dates from 1910.
Wikidata Q6797034, matched on coordinates and name (43 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 2003
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 15.0 mi off the Texas Forest Trail
145 named places within 25 miles
- Mewshaw State Sawmill and Maydell CCC Camp: 3.9 mi
- Little Bean's Cherokee Village: 4.8 mi
- Texas State Railroad: 6.4 mi
- Sheriff Bill Brunt Murder Site: 7.4 mi
- Annie Ella (McCallum) Ault: 7.9 mi
- Mount Hope: 2.4 mi
- Ghent Mountain: 3.0 mi
- White Mountain: 5.9 mi
- Casey Mountain: 5.9 mi
- Bowman Mountain: 7.3 mi
- I.D. Fairchild State Forest: 2.1 mi
- Lake Jacksonville Park: 8.4 mi
- Baseball and Soccer Complex: 9.6 mi
- Rusk Baseball Complex: 9.9 mi
- Nichols' Green Park: 10.2 mi
- Jarvis: 8.9 mi
- New Birmingham: 10.8 mi
- Weeping Mary: 16.4 mi
- Lone Star: 18.8 mi
- Morrill: 20.0 mi
- Norman Memorial Museum: 9.0 mi
- McDonald Museum: 12.8 mi
- Howard House Museum: 19.1 mi
- Kathleen C Fitzgerald Museum: 20.9 mi
- Bullard History Museum: 23.4 mi
- Steven Bennett Park: 18.2 mi
- Davey Dogwood Park: 19.8 mi
- City Lake Park: 21.4 mi
- Wolf Creek Lake Park: 23.3 mi
- Lakeview Assembly: 24.8 mi
- Texas State Railroad - Rusk Depot: 6.6 mi
- Cherokee Trace Drive-Thru Safari: 17.2 mi
- Fairy Garden Trail: 20.1 mi
- Cherokee County Northbound Rest Area: 15.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Maydelle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bradford Mountain | ESE 104° | 214 m | 13.3 mi |
| Pryor Mountain | SE 130° | 210 m | 8.7 mi |
| Gray Mountain | NNW 332° | 209 m | 12.7 mi |
| Ghent Mountain | NNW 346° | 207 m | 3.0 mi |
| Mount Hope | SE 124° | 206 m | 2.4 mi |
| Snow Mountain | N 5° | 201 m | 22.1 mi |
| Casey Mountain | N 3° | 200 m | 5.9 mi |
| Reagan Mountain | SE 126° | 199 m | 8.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 19:01 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 06:17 | 19:55 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:47 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 16:45 | 17:22 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 46 | 50 | 57 | 64 | 72 | 79 | 81 | 82 | 77 | 67 | 56 | 49 |
| Precip in | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rusk, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12402870495
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