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Moses Baine

Moses Baine from directly overhead

Moses Baine is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 114 m. Hellers Hill stands 168 m to the west-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Prairie Lea Cemetery, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 3.9 miles off. 116 named places lie within 25 miles, 5 of them named summits.

What the record says

Built
1983
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates30.15550, -96.40861

116 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 37
  • Jackson Street Park: 0.3 mi
  • Hattie Powers Park: 0.9 mi
  • Toubin Park: 1.0 mi
  • Fireman's Park: 1.3 mi
  • Henderson Park: 1.5 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Peaks: 5
  • Green Mountain: 12.8 mi
  • Shepherd Mountain: 13.2 mi
  • Homeyer Mountain: 15.5 mi
  • Red Hill: 24.3 mi
  • Hellers Hill: 24.4 mi
Attractions: 3
Cliffs: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Moses Baine. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hellers HillWSW168 m24.4 mi
Homeyer MountainW139 m15.5 mi
Shepherd MountainNW129 m13.2 mi
Red HillSSE94 m24.3 mi
Green MountainNNW86 m12.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3019:0619:37
June solstice06:2519:5620:31
September equinox07:1518:5219:24
December solstice07:1916:5417:30

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F505460677581848479705952
Precip in3.73.43.63.65.44.52.63.84.65.14.23.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brenham, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12454133802

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