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Pearl School

Pearl School from directly overhead

Pearl School is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 365 m. Bread Tray Mountain stands 504 m to the west, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Pearl Cemetery, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Brazos Trail passes 17 miles off.

What the record says

Built
1970
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

How to reach it

Coordinates31.40790, -98.02800

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Wayback Mountain: 0.5 mi
  • Twin Mountain: 2.0 mi
  • Fletchers Point: 6.3 mi
  • Culp Mountain: 8.0 mi
  • McCluskey Mountain: 8.0 mi
Parks: 30
  • Faunt Le Roy Park: 16.5 mi
  • Raby Park: 16.6 mi
  • Freedom Park: 19.0 mi
  • Cedar Grove Park: 19.3 mi
  • North Fort Hood Softball Field: 19.7 mi
Museums: 6
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 2
  • Adams Spring: 24.3 mi
  • Gooch Spring: 24.6 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Picnic Area: 23.2 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Native Wildscape Garden (Bird, Bee, Butterfly & Bat Garden): 23.5 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.7 miles of Pearl School. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bread Tray MountainW 262°504 m24.3 mi
Payne MountainW 261°490 m18.1 mi
Star MountainWNW 289°483 m17.4 mi
Deadman MountainWNW 297°475 m21.8 mi
Vista MountainNW 308°472 m14.9 mi
Carter MountainsSW 216°471 m24.3 mi
Castle PeakWSW 256°463 m16.3 mi
Chaney PointNW 314°461 m20.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1219:44
June solstice06:2920:0520:40
September equinox07:2118:5819:30
December solstice07:2816:5717:34

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F465057657380838477675648
Precip in2.02.12.13.14.13.92.71.52.43.32.32.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Evant 1ssw, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12403537699

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