Moseley's Ferry
Moseley's Ferry is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 78 m. Taylor Mountain stands 196 m to the west, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Stone City, a ghost town 0.4 miles away. Texas Brazos Trail runs past it. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1975
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- On the Texas Brazos Trail
- 24.0 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Autumn Lake Park: 8.9 mi
- Villa West Park: 9.2 mi
- Steele-Milburn Field: 9.2 mi
- Shirewood Park: 9.4 mi
- Henderson Park: 10.0 mi
- Brazos River Levee: 1.4 mi
- San Salvador Mission Church: 1.8 mi
- El Camino Real: 2.7 mi
- Progressive Church (abandoned, building has collapsed): 2.8 mi
- Steele's Store Community: 3.1 mi
- Stone City: 0.4 mi
- Varisco: 1.3 mi
- Sims: 2.9 mi
- Boonville: 13.5 mi
- Wicker: 15.1 mi
- Mount Aggie: 11.7 mi
- Mockingbird Hill: 16.6 mi
- Eland Rough: 17.1 mi
- Long Mountain: 17.3 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 17.9 mi
- Art 979 Art Gallery: 10.7 mi
- Square One Art Gallery: 10.7 mi
- George Bush Statue: 11.6 mi
- Our Lady of Victory: 11.9 mi
- How to Build a Sphere Out of Cubes: 12.2 mi
- Children's Museum of Brazos Valley: 10.8 mi
- Burleson County Historical Museum: 10.8 mi
- Burleson County Czech Heritage Museum: 11.0 mi
- Brazos Valley African American Museum: 11.2 mi
- James A. Baker, III Pavilion: 11.5 mi
- Leach Teaching Gardens: 11.5 mi
- Cynthia Woods Mitchell Garden: 12.0 mi
- Texas A&M Horticulture Gardens: 12.0 mi
- Earth Art: 10.7 mi
- 1st Methodist Park: 11.0 mi
- TXDAR Centennial Park - Old Nashville Site: 15.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Moseley's Ferry. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor Mountain | W 278° | 196 m | 21.0 mi |
| Hart Mountain | WNW 283° | 194 m | 20.9 mi |
| Wilson Hill | NW 304° | 164 m | 19.4 mi |
| Eland Rough | NW 305° | 150 m | 17.1 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | NW 319° | 150 m | 17.9 mi |
| Red Hill | NNE 14° | 143 m | 19.1 mi |
| Long Mountain | NW 321° | 140 m | 17.3 mi |
| Shepherd Mountain | S 185° | 129 m | 24.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:06 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 06:25 | 19:57 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:52 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 16:53 | 17:30 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 52 | 55 | 62 | 69 | 76 | 83 | 85 | 86 | 81 | 71 | 60 | 53 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 4.9 | 3.3 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — College STN Easterwood FLD, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12395072443
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