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Mission San Francisco de los Tejas

Mission San Francisco de los Tejas from directly overhead

Mission San Francisco de los Tejas is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 128 m. Bradford Mountain stands 214 m to the north-northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is The Joseph R. Rice Log Cabin, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Forest Trail runs past it. 26 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1968
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates31.54127, -95.23451

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Peaks: 26
  • Liberty Hill: 3.6 mi
  • Big Hill: 6.2 mi
  • Fowler Hill: 6.2 mi
  • Collins Mountain: 7.9 mi
  • Smith Mountain: 10.3 mi
Parks: 13
  • Mission Tejas State Park: 0.4 mi
  • Houston Mound Historical Marker: 10.6 mi
  • Thomas Jefferson Payne Home: 13.6 mi
  • Strong Memorial Park: 15.6 mi
  • I.D. Fairchild State Forest: 17.6 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Rest areas: 1
  • Picnic Area: 15.0 mi
Attractions: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mission San Francisco de los Tejas. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bradford MountainNNE 31°214 m17.1 mi
Pryor MountainNNE 12°210 m12.7 mi
Ghent MountainNNW 347°207 m21.4 mi
Mount HopeN 353°206 m16.7 mi
Casey MountainN 351°200 m24.2 mi
Jones MountainNNE 15°199 m11.1 mi
Gibson MountainNNE 22°199 m11.9 mi
Reagan MountainNNE 14°199 m13.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2619:0119:33
June solstice06:1719:5420:30
September equinox07:1018:4719:19
December solstice07:1716:4617:22

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, 19 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12414195723

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