Norwood Community
Norwood Community is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 69 m. Matlock Hills stands 164 m to the northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Macune Cemetery, a historic site 2.3 miles away. Texas Forest Trail runs past it. 99 named places lie within 25 miles, 13 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 1997
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- On the Texas Forest Trail
- 27.1 mi off the Toledo Bend Forest Scenic Byway
99 named places within 25 miles
- Macune Cemetery: 2.3 mi
- Edward Oswald LeGrand: 2.4 mi
- Mission Nuestra Senora de los Dolores de los Ais: 10.1 mi
- Site of Home of James Pinckney Henderson: 10.3 mi
- San Augustine: 10.6 mi
- Turkey Hill: 3.3 mi
- Forse Mountain: 15.4 mi
- Height Hill: 16.3 mi
- Hieght Hill: 16.3 mi
- Matlock Hills: 17.0 mi
- Blount Park: 9.8 mi
- Jackson Hill Park: 11.6 mi
- San Augustine Park: 15.2 mi
- Cassells-Boykin Park: 15.3 mi
- Etoile Park: 15.8 mi
- Black Ankle: 14.4 mi
- Ora: 15.9 mi
- Monterey: 16.3 mi
- Ewing: 17.4 mi
- Boynton: 17.6 mi
- Mission Dolores State Historic Site: 10.1 mi
- Ezekiel Cullen Home Museum: 10.7 mi
- San Augustine County Historical Foundation Museum: 10.7 mi
- Patricia Huffman Smith NASA Museum: 21.0 mi
- Huntington Heritage Museum: 23.6 mi
- Moore Plantation WMA: 22.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Norwood Community. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matlock Hills | NE 48° | 164 m | 17.0 mi |
| Big Hill | NNE 18° | 164 m | 21.3 mi |
| Forse Mountain | NE 56° | 162 m | 15.4 mi |
| Hieght Hill | NE 44° | 156 m | 16.3 mi |
| Height Hill | NE 45° | 151 m | 16.3 mi |
| Moss Hill | SW 219° | 122 m | 19.3 mi |
| Cyclone Hill | S 189° | 120 m | 21.4 mi |
| Chinquapin Hill | SE 129° | 116 m | 24.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:57 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 06:14 | 19:49 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:43 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 16:42 | 17:19 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 47 | 51 | 58 | 65 | 73 | 79 | 82 | 82 | 76 | 67 | 57 | 49 |
| Precip in | 4.9 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 5.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Augustine, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12453505286
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