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Old Waverly

Old Waverly from directly overhead

Old Waverly is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 125 m. Peckerwood Hill stands 144 m to the northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Boswell Baptist Church, a historic site 5.7 miles away. Texas Forest Trail runs past it. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

Human settlement in United States of America.

Wikidata Q54871455, matched on coordinates and name (240 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1969
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

How to reach it

Coordinates30.52705, -95.35324

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Mama's House: 7.4 mi
  • Royal Forest Community Area: 7.9 mi
  • Charles Traylor Memorial Park: 9.5 mi
  • Lindley Park: 10.2 mi
  • City Park: 10.3 mi
Peaks: 11
Attractions: 9
  • Nature Center: 24.4 mi
  • Koo Koo Kanoes: 24.4 mi
  • Performance Stage: 24.4 mi
  • Discovery Junction: 24.5 mi
  • Climbing Wall/Free-Fall Tower: 24.5 mi
Artworks: 8
Gardens: 3
  • Alden Bridge Community Garden: 23.8 mi
  • Veggie Village: Alden Bridge: 23.9 mi
  • Bear Branch Community Garden: 24.6 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Cliffs: 2
Nature reserves: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Old Waverly. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Peckerwood HillNW144 m16.9 mi
Smith HillNW126 m18.7 mi
Blue Bonnet HillWNW96 m22.3 mi
Shepard HillWSW95 m10.1 mi
Gospel HillN92 m20.9 mi
Liberty HillNNE82 m17.4 mi
Rocky HillNNE77 m23.6 mi
Camp HillNNE61 m23.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2619:0219:33
June solstice06:2019:5220:28
September equinox07:1018:4819:19
December solstice07:1516:4917:25

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515561677581838378695952
Precip in4.32.93.03.14.84.43.23.93.65.55.13.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Conroe Montgomery CO AP, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12453759100

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