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Minnie (Washington) Yates

Minnie (Washington) Yates from directly overhead

Minnie (Washington) Yates is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 124 m. Rocky Point stands 237 m to the northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Poth City Park, a park 2.0 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 1.7 miles off. 111 named places lie within 25 miles, 5 of them named summits.

What the record says

Built
2020
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates29.08503, -98.05903

111 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 24
  • Poth City Park: 2.0 mi
  • Pecan Park: 6.4 mi
  • American Legion Park: 6.8 mi
  • Lions Kiddie Park: 7.1 mi
  • Floresville River Park: 7.1 mi
Ghost towns: 13
Museums: 5
Peaks: 5
  • Marcelinas Hills: 6.9 mi
  • Lookout Hill: 15.1 mi
  • Tordillo Hill: 16.2 mi
  • Rocky Point: 17.3 mi
  • Tordillo Hills: 20.0 mi
Springs: 3
  • Suphur Spring: 13.5 mi
  • Denning Spring: 19.9 mi
  • Scenic Park Pond: 21.5 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Cliffs: 1
Attractions: 1
  • Green Acres Golf and Games: 24.5 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Minnie (Washington) Yates. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rocky PointNW237 m17.3 mi
Marcelinas HillsNNW171 m6.9 mi
Tordillo HillsSSW153 m20.0 mi
Tordillo HillSSW145 m16.2 mi
Lookout HillSE101 m15.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1319:44
June solstice06:3520:0020:35
September equinox07:2118:5919:30
December solstice07:2317:0417:40

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F525663697782858580716154
Precip in1.61.62.32.44.42.92.32.74.13.22.31.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Floresville, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/13971424222

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