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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. 79 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

79 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 HillsNNW157 m19.1 mi
Hi Truett HillNW143 m18.2 mi
Chinquapin HillNNW116 m23.7 mi
Bald HillW111 m13.5 mi
Walker HillNNW111 m24.0 mi
Fox Hunters HillN108 m23.5 mi
Sand HillsNNE108 m23.7 mi
Gunter HillNNE86 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 50–80 °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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