Old Evergreen Tree
Old Evergreen Tree is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 110 m. Yegua Benchmark stands 232 m to the west-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is St. John Lutheran Church, a historic site 1.4 miles away. Texas Brazos Trail passes 0.6 miles off. 123 named places lie within 25 miles, 10 of them named summits.
The story
Historic place in Lincoln, Lee County, Texas.
Wikidata Q110024051, matched on coordinates and name (6 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1967
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 0.6 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
- 19.9 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
123 named places within 25 miles
- St. John Lutheran Church: 1.4 mi
- Shorter Chapel, A. M. E. Church: 5.9 mi
- St. Paul Baptist Church: 6.0 mi
- Bethel Union Baptist Church: 6.0 mi
- Fletcher Home: 6.2 mi
- Simmang Northwest Park: 5.6 mi
- Giddings Volunteer Fire Department Firemen's Park: 6.1 mi
- Veterans Park: 6.3 mi
- Heritage Square: 10.5 mi
- Lexington Memorial Park: 11.0 mi
- Buzzard Knobs: 4.9 mi
- Yegua Knobbs: 14.9 mi
- Yegua Benchmark: 15.0 mi
- Clay Hill: 15.3 mi
- Mockingbird Hill: 18.1 mi
- Lee County Museum: 6.2 mi
- Texas Wendish Heritage Museum: 10.8 mi
- Center for American History Winedale Historical Center: 19.0 mi
- Round Top Area History Museum: 19.0 mi
- Smithville Railroad Historical Park and Museum: 19.3 mi
- Grassyville: 11.8 mi
- Pin Oak: 15.2 mi
- Yewpon: 17.0 mi
- Dunstan: 22.5 mi
- Oak Hill: 23.4 mi
- White Bluffs: 17.8 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 23.4 mi
- Red Bluffs: 23.6 mi
- Memorial Grove: 12.9 mi
- Bastrop Community Garden: 24.4 mi
- The Dime Box: 9.8 mi
- CCC Water Fountain: 22.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Old Evergreen Tree. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yegua Benchmark | WNW 290° | 232 m | 15.0 mi |
| Yegua Knobbs | WNW 287° | 225 m | 14.9 mi |
| Lotman Hill | WSW 245° | 201 m | 20.0 mi |
| Hellers Hill | SSE 149° | 168 m | 19.2 mi |
| Homeyer Mountain | ESE 114° | 139 m | 18.7 mi |
| Clay Hill | NW 313° | 138 m | 15.3 mi |
| Shepherd Mountain | E 89° | 129 m | 22.2 mi |
| Mockingbird Hill | NE 49° | 128 m | 18.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:08 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:27 | 19:58 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:54 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 16:56 | 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, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12438060718
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