Norman's Crossing
Norman's Crossing is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 173 m. Jess Maynard Hill stands 343 m to the west, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Kimbro Family Cemetery, a historic site 0.3 miles away. Texas Brazos Trail passes 5.7 miles off. 21 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Human settlement in Texas, United States of America.
Wikidata Q7051874, matched on coordinates and name (15 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- <NA>
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 5.7 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
- 17.9 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
- 27.5 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset Deck · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Kimbro Family Cemetery: 0.3 mi
- Saul Cemetery: 0.9 mi
- Shiloh-McCutcheon Cemetery: 2.3 mi
- Hutto Cemetery: 3.4 mi
- Hutto Lutheran Cemetery: 3.9 mi
- Hutto Park at Brushy Creek: 2.9 mi
- Brooklands Park: 3.0 mi
- Carries Ranch Amenity Center: 3.0 mi
- Creekside Park: 3.7 mi
- Country Estates Park: 4.3 mi
- The Hutto Hippo: 4.5 mi
- Bill Picket: 7.3 mi
- Termite mound sculpture: 8.3 mi
- Zebra statue: 8.3 mi
- Zebra mare and foal statues: 8.3 mi
- Taylor Liberty Garden: 7.7 mi
- Native Texas Plants Garden: 8.5 mi
- Unity Park Community Garden: 8.7 mi
- Fort Dessau Community Garden: 10.3 mi
- Lamplight Community Garden: 13.1 mi
- Coupland Depot Museum: 6.8 mi
- Bohls House: 7.4 mi
- The Dan Moody Museum Home & Garden: 7.6 mi
- Palm House Museum: 10.7 mi
- Coupland Museum: 11.4 mi
- San Gabriel Wildlife Area: 12.5 mi
- Waste Management Wildlife Park: 13.5 mi
- Indiangrass Wildlife Sanctuary: 13.8 mi
- Beck Preserve: 13.9 mi
- Big Walnut Creek Nature Preserve: 14.8 mi
- Jaecks Hill: 3.1 mi
- Rabbit Hill: 12.1 mi
- Bald Knob: 12.4 mi
- Martin Hill: 12.5 mi
- Queen Hill: 12.6 mi
- Abandoned zoo cage: 12.6 mi
- Inner Space Cavern: 13.8 mi
- Client Innovation Center: 14.4 mi
- Austin Table Tennis Association: 16.0 mi
- Armor and Artillery Row: 20.1 mi
- New Sweden: 6.0 mi
- Palm Valley: 8.1 mi
- McDuff: 18.8 mi
- Dunstan: 24.1 mi
- Donahoe: 24.3 mi
- Shady Spring: 13.2 mi
- Seiders Spring: 19.8 mi
- Queen's Bath: 21.0 mi
- Deep Eddy Pool: 22.3 mi
- Eliza Spring: 22.7 mi
- Hidden Falls: 18.3 mi
- Link Falls: 18.6 mi
- Middle Bull Creek Falls: 19.1 mi
- Lower Bull Creek Falls: 19.3 mi
- Small Falls: 23.6 mi
- Comanche Bluff: 12.0 mi
- Fern Bluff: 14.0 mi
- Bird Bluff: 21.0 mi
- Seismic Wall: 25.0 mi
- Stone picnic table: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Norman's Crossing. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jess Maynard Hill | W 279° | 343 m | 24.9 mi |
| Jollyville Plateau | WSW 252° | 340 m | 21.9 mi |
| Comanche Peak | WSW 254° | 325 m | 23.4 mi |
| Signal Hill | WNW 290° | 315 m | 23.5 mi |
| Flintridge Hill | SW 236° | 311 m | 24.2 mi |
| Shepherd Mountain | WSW 243° | 286 m | 20.4 mi |
| Martin Hill | WSW 258° | 284 m | 12.5 mi |
| Cat Mountain | WSW 240° | 283 m | 19.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:10 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:29 | 20:01 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:56 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:58 | 17:34 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Dec.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 49 | 53 | 60 | 67 | 74 | 81 | 84 | 85 | 79 | 69 | 58 | 51 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 4.6 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 2.8 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Taylor 1NW, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12454132193
Day trips start here
- Austin · 21 mi
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