Old Eighteen
Old Eighteen is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 85 m. Crouch Benchmark stands 224 m to the north, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Gonzales Cannon, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Independence Trail runs past it. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1936
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- On the Texas Independence Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Gonzales Cannon: 0.0 mi
- Santa Anna Mound: 0.5 mi
- Green Dewitt Cemetery: 0.5 mi
- Sarah Seely Dewitt: 0.6 mi
- Campsite Marking Start of San Jacinto Campaign: 1.0 mi
- East Avenue Lions Park: 1.6 mi
- Palmetto State Park: 10.8 mi
- Palmetto State Park: 11.4 mi
- Palmetto State Park: 11.6 mi
- Welhausen Park: 16.9 mi
- Santa Anna Mound: 0.3 mi
- Stevens Hill: 6.6 mi
- Watson Hill: 10.1 mi
- Red Hill: 12.1 mi
- Pin Oak Mound: 12.9 mi
- Old Jail Museum: 1.3 mi
- Gonzales Memorial Museum: 1.5 mi
- Edwin Wolters Memorial Museum: 17.3 mi
- Central Texas Oil Patch Museum: 18.4 mi
- Luling Oil Museum: 18.4 mi
- Guadalupe County Eastbound Rest Area: 23.0 mi
- Guadalupe County Westbound Rest Area: 23.4 mi
- Monthalia: 9.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Old Eighteen. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crouch Benchmark | N 359° | 224 m | 24.1 mi |
| Round Mountain | N 350° | 214 m | 18.9 mi |
| Capote Knob | W 272° | 209 m | 20.6 mi |
| Capote Hills | W 270° | 181 m | 20.6 mi |
| Obar Hill | ENE 57° | 181 m | 23.6 mi |
| Iron Mountains | NNW 347° | 171 m | 16.9 mi |
| Iron Peak | NNW 334° | 164 m | 14.0 mi |
| Frederick Mound | ENE 67° | 154 m | 18.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:10 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:31 | 19:59 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:56 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 17:00 | 17:36 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 51 | 55 | 62 | 68 | 76 | 82 | 84 | 85 | 79 | 71 | 60 | 53 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 4.7 | 3.4 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gonzales 2S, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/5249569851
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