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Old Osage

Old Osage from directly overhead

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. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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

Coordinates29.74019, -96.71654

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 26
  • 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
Peaks: 9
  • 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
Ghost towns: 6
Cliffs: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Obar HillWSW 259°181 m24.6 mi
Hellers HillNNW 348°168 m20.6 mi
Monument HillNW 315°138 m14.3 mi
Rocky HillNNE 30°137 m9.0 mi
Live Oak HillNNE 17°125 m7.7 mi
Indian HillNW 324°101 m19.4 mi
Wilson HillESE 102°71 m16.0 mi
Middle Brook HillESE 113°62 m19.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0719:39
June solstice06:2819:5620:31
September equinox07:1618:5319:25
December solstice07:1916:5717:33

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515662687681848479716153
Precip in3.72.83.33.84.85.12.93.33.34.74.03.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Columbus, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12402938794

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