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Mount Vernon

Mount Vernon from directly overhead

Mount Vernon is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 165 m. Harpers Hill stands 145 m to the south-southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Paris Lodge No. 27, A. F. & A. M., a historic site 3.4 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 1.6 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1936
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates33.57739, -95.55989

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 42
  • Veterans Park: 4.8 mi
  • Dragon Park: 4.8 mi
  • Paris Sports Complex: 5.0 mi
  • Trail de Paris Yoga Park: 5.1 mi
  • Northeast Texas Trail Corridor: 5.1 mi
Museums: 5
Ghost towns: 3
Peaks: 2
  • Robertson Hill: 15.8 mi
  • Harpers Hill: 19.9 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Hippie Beach: 19.0 mi
  • Cooper Lake State Park Beach: 20.4 mi
Rest areas: 2
Attractions: 1
Nature reserves: 1
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Harpers HillSSW 193°145 m19.9 mi
Robertson HillSE 142°116 m15.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2719:0119:34
June solstice06:1320:0020:36
September equinox07:1118:4819:21
December solstice07:2316:4117:19

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434856647381858578665546
Precip in3.13.34.44.75.64.33.53.03.94.64.24.3

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/13971432035

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