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Newton County Pre-War Maneuvers

Newton County Pre-War Maneuvers from directly overhead

Newton County Pre-War Maneuvers is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 56 m. Twin Hills stands 157 m to the north-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is W. H. Ford Male & Female College, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Attakapas-Coushatta Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off. 81 named places lie within 25 miles, 9 of them named summits.

The story

city in and county seat of Newton County, Texas, United States

Dates from 1853.

Wikidata Q979741, matched on coordinates and name (627 m apart).

What the record says

Built
2010
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates30.84778, -93.76008

Overlooks nearby

81 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 13
  • Caney Creek Park: 0.2 mi
  • Beauregard Old River Game and Fish Preserve: 14.9 mi
  • E O Siecke State Forest: 15.0 mi
  • Kiwanis Park: 15.0 mi
  • Sandy Creek Park: 15.2 mi
Peaks: 9
  • Bald Hill: 13.5 mi
  • Spring Hill: 15.5 mi
  • Hi Truett Hill: 18.2 mi
  • Twin Hills: 19.1 mi
  • Gunter Hill: 19.4 mi
Museums: 2
  • Merryville Historical Society and Museum: 14.5 mi
  • Jasper County Historical Museum: 15.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Nature reserves: 1
  • Moore Plantation WMA: 24.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Newton County Pre-War Maneuvers. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Twin HillsNNW 348°157 m19.1 mi
Hi Truett HillNW 307°143 m18.2 mi
Chinquapin HillNNW 343°116 m23.7 mi
Bald HillW 269°111 m13.5 mi
Walker HillNNW 339°111 m24.0 mi
Fox Hunters HillN 4°108 m23.5 mi
Sand HillsNNE 17°108 m23.7 mi
Gunter HillNNE 32°86 m19.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:5519:27
June solstice06:1319:4720:22
September equinox07:0418:4119:13
December solstice07:1016:4217:18

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515461687682848580706053
Precip in5.64.85.44.64.55.53.55.04.45.25.36.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAM Rayburn DAM, 25 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12453442949

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