Old Dime Box
Old Dime Box is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 129 m. Yegua Benchmark stands 232 m to the west, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is The Dime Box, a artwork 2.9 miles away. Texas Brazos Trail runs past it. 101 named places lie within 25 miles, 11 of them named summits.
The story
Cemetery in Lee County, Texas, United States.
Wikidata Q117636629, matched on coordinates and name (377 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1968
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- On the Texas Brazos Trail
- 20.2 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
101 named places within 25 miles
- Site of Camino Real: 4.3 mi
- Belltown Community: 5.3 mi
- An Arm of The Chisholm Cattle Trail: 5.9 mi
- Deanville: 7.9 mi
- St. John's Lutheran Church: 7.9 mi
- Lake Somerville State Park - Nails Creek Unit: 7.3 mi
- Somerville Wildlife Management Area: 7.3 mi
- Heritage Square: 8.9 mi
- Lexington Memorial Park: 9.1 mi
- Simmang Northwest Park: 13.6 mi
- Buzzard Knobs: 5.7 mi
- Mockingbird Hill: 9.7 mi
- Clay Hill: 16.8 mi
- Shepherd Mountain: 18.4 mi
- Homeyer Mountain: 19.0 mi
- Lee County Museum: 14.0 mi
- Burleson County Czech Heritage Museum: 14.9 mi
- Burleson County Historical Museum: 15.1 mi
- Texas Wendish Heritage Museum: 19.2 mi
- Somerville Historical Museum: 22.3 mi
- Grassyville: 20.7 mi
- Nile: 22.3 mi
- Bushdale: 23.7 mi
- Pin Oak: 24.1 mi
- The Dime Box: 2.9 mi
- White Bluffs: 16.9 mi
- Memorial Grove: 20.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Old Dime Box. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yegua Benchmark | W 264° | 232 m | 19.4 mi |
| Yegua Knobbs | W 262° | 225 m | 19.6 mi |
| Taylor Mountain | N 356° | 196 m | 20.3 mi |
| Hart Mountain | N 357° | 194 m | 21.9 mi |
| Hellers Hill | S 169° | 168 m | 24.2 mi |
| Homeyer Mountain | SE 141° | 139 m | 19.0 mi |
| Clay Hill | W 281° | 138 m | 16.8 mi |
| Shepherd Mountain | ESE 112° | 129 m | 18.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:08 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:27 | 19:58 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:54 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 16:55 | 17:32 |
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 | 50 | 54 | 61 | 67 | 75 | 82 | 84 | 85 | 79 | 70 | 59 | 52 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 4.7 | 3.2 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 4.6 | 3.3 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lexington, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12438060730
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