Old Osage
Old Osage is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 98 m. Obar Hill stands 181 m to the west-southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Osage, a ghost town 0.1 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 15 miles off. 112 named places lie within 25 miles, 9 of them named summits.
The story
Ghost town in Colorado County, Texas.
Wikidata Q14946966, matched on coordinates and name (181 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1965
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 14.7 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
112 named places within 25 miles
- Saint Michael's Catholic Church: 4.5 mi
- Town of Weimar: 4.6 mi
- Weimar Railroad Depot: 4.6 mi
- Etta Moten Barnett: 4.7 mi
- Weimar Masonic Lodge No. 423: 4.7 mi
- Hill Memorial Park: 3.8 mi
- Veterans Memorial Baseball Park: 4.6 mi
- Cardinal Park: 9.7 mi
- Midtown Park Butterfly Garden: 10.7 mi
- Columbus Garden Club Certified Butterfly Garden: 10.9 mi
- The Heritage Society Museum of Weimar: 4.3 mi
- Alley Log Cabin and Antique Tool Museum: 10.8 mi
- Mary Elizabeth Hopkins Santa Claus Museum: 10.8 mi
- Tate-Senftenberg-Brandon House Museum: 10.9 mi
- Fayetteville Area Heritage Museum: 11.6 mi
- Live Oak Hill: 7.7 mi
- Rocky Hill: 9.0 mi
- Monument Hill: 14.3 mi
- Wilson Hill: 16.0 mi
- Alley Hill: 16.9 mi
- Osage: 0.1 mi
- Oakland: 11.7 mi
- Pisek: 14.6 mi
- Hackberry: 14.6 mi
- Black Jack Springs: 16.8 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 16.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Old Osage. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obar Hill | WSW 259° | 181 m | 24.6 mi |
| Hellers Hill | NNW 348° | 168 m | 20.6 mi |
| Monument Hill | NW 315° | 138 m | 14.3 mi |
| Rocky Hill | NNE 30° | 137 m | 9.0 mi |
| Live Oak Hill | NNE 17° | 125 m | 7.7 mi |
| Indian Hill | NW 324° | 101 m | 19.4 mi |
| Wilson Hill | ESE 102° | 71 m | 16.0 mi |
| Middle Brook Hill | ESE 113° | 62 m | 19.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:07 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:28 | 19:56 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:53 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 16:57 | 17:33 |
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 | 56 | 62 | 68 | 76 | 81 | 84 | 84 | 79 | 71 | 61 | 53 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Columbus, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12402938794
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