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Nassau Plantation

Nassau Plantation from directly overhead

Nassau Plantation is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 128 m. Hellers Hill stands 168 m to the west-southwest, 8.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Winedale Stagecoach Inn, a historic site 1.3 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 2.4 miles off. 8 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

Coordinates30.07006, -96.65217

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 44
  • Henkel Square: 2.6 mi
  • Historical Marker: 3.6 mi
  • Harmonie Park: 4.6 mi
  • Carmine Muehlbrad-Albers City Park: 5.7 mi
  • Oak Thicket Park: 9.7 mi
Peaks: 8
  • Homeyer Mountain: 6.4 mi
  • Hellers Hill: 8.7 mi
  • Shepherd Mountain: 14.7 mi
  • Rocky Hill: 15.0 mi
  • Live Oak Hill: 15.5 mi
Cliffs: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Attractions: 1
  • Pickard High School: 17.1 mi
Artworks: 1
  • The Dime Box: 22.3 mi
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hellers HillWSW 252°168 m8.7 mi
Homeyer MountainN 352°139 m6.4 mi
Monument HillSW 228°138 m18.9 mi
Rocky HillS 178°137 m15.0 mi
Shepherd MountainNNE 17°129 m14.7 mi
Live Oak HillS 186°125 m15.5 mi
Indian HillWSW 245°101 m17.0 mi
Green MountainNNE 25°86 m18.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0719:38
June solstice06:2719:5720:32
September equinox07:1618:5319:25
December solstice07:1916:5517:32

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °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, 16 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12403586754

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