Old Hanging Tree
Old Hanging Tree is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 74 m. Obar Hill stands 181 m to the northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Hallettsville City Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 30 miles off. 81 named places lie within 25 miles, 4 of them named summits.
The story
Historic place in Hallettsville, Lavaca County, Texas.
Wikidata Q110023223, matched on coordinates and name (10 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1967
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 30.1 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
81 named places within 25 miles
- Hallettsville City Park: 0.1 mi
- Welhausen Park: 13.9 mi
- Moulton City Park: 14.8 mi
- Yoakum Municipal Park: 15.4 mi
- Wolters Park: 15.4 mi
- Lavaca Historical Museum: 0.3 mi
- Edwin Wolters Memorial Museum: 13.8 mi
- Schulenburg Historical Museum: 18.0 mi
- Flatonia Rail Museum: 18.9 mi
- E. A. Arnim Archives and Museum: 19.0 mi
- Petersburg: 6.0 mi
- Hackberry: 9.6 mi
- Oakland: 12.3 mi
- Praha: 16.7 mi
- Provident City: 22.2 mi
- Frederick Mound: 16.0 mi
- Russell Hill: 18.0 mi
- Obar Hill: 18.2 mi
- Pin Oak Mound: 20.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Old Hanging Tree. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obar Hill | NW 325° | 181 m | 18.2 mi |
| Frederick Mound | NW 306° | 154 m | 16.0 mi |
| Russell Hill | NW 315° | 154 m | 18.0 mi |
| Pin Oak Mound | WNW 293° | 107 m | 20.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:08 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:29 | 19:57 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:54 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 16:58 | 17:34 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 55 | 59 | 65 | 71 | 78 | 84 | 86 | 86 | 82 | 74 | 64 | 57 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 2.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hallettsville 2 N, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12438066399
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