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Maydelle

Maydelle from directly overhead

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. 38 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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

Coordinates31.80121, -95.30262

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 38
  • 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
Parks: 31
  • I.D. Fairchild State Forest: 2.1 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
Ghost towns: 6
Museums: 5
Nature reserves: 5
Attractions: 3
Rest areas: 2

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bradford MountainESE 104°214 m13.3 mi
Pryor MountainSE 130°210 m8.7 mi
Gray MountainNNW 332°209 m12.7 mi
Ghent MountainNNW 346°207 m3.0 mi
Mount HopeSE 124°206 m2.4 mi
Snow MountainN 5°201 m22.1 mi
Casey MountainN 3°200 m5.9 mi
Reagan MountainSE 126°199 m8.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2619:0119:33
June solstice06:1719:5520:31
September equinox07:1018:4719:19
December solstice07:1816:4517:22

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F465057647279818277675649
Precip in4.44.34.54.04.64.53.43.33.74.74.04.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rusk, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12402870495

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