Poletown and Rhodesburg
Poletown and Rhodesburg is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 141 m. Sand Hill stands 207 m to the south-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Creagleville, a historic site 1.3 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 8.6 miles off. 114 named places lie within 25 miles, 5 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 2010
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 8.6 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
- 14.1 mi off the Texas Forest Trail
114 named places within 25 miles
- Creagleville: 1.3 mi
- Wiley Hardeman Post: 1.3 mi
- First Methodist Church of Grand Saline: 1.4 mi
- Mercer's Colony Eastern Boundary: 1.6 mi
- Grand Saline C.S.A.: 1.9 mi
- Edgewood City Park: 8.9 mi
- Edgewood Heritage Park: 9.2 mi
- Alba City Park: 10.1 mi
- Van Memorial Stadium: 10.4 mi
- Lake Holbrook Recreational Area: 10.8 mi
- Edgewood Heritage Park Museum: 9.2 mi
- Van Area Oil and Historical Museum: 10.8 mi
- Historic Mineola Depot and Railroad Museum: 14.1 mi
- Mineola Historical Museum: 14.2 mi
- Stinson Home - Honeymoon Cottage Museum: 18.2 mi
- Red Hill: 10.6 mi
- Greer Hill: 17.1 mi
- Mount Sinai: 18.6 mi
- Sand Hill: 23.4 mi
- Big Rock Top: 24.0 mi
- Corinth: 5.7 mi
- Clower: 9.0 mi
- Ben Wheeler: 15.6 mi
- Mars: 21.5 mi
- Martin Bluff: 8.6 mi
- Sartin Bluff: 23.2 mi
- Van Zandt County Westbound Rest Area: 11.0 mi
- Van Zandt County Eastbound Rest Area: 11.1 mi
- Canton Artestian Well: 13.4 mi
- Quitman Arboretum & Botanical Gardens: 18.1 mi
- Screech Owl Reach: 22.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Poletown and Rhodesburg. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sand Hill | SSW 210° | 207 m | 23.4 mi |
| Big Rock Top | SSW 209° | 187 m | 24.0 mi |
| Red Hill | SW 220° | 171 m | 10.6 mi |
| Mount Sinai | SE 127° | 166 m | 18.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:02 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 06:16 | 19:58 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:49 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 16:44 | 17:22 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 47 | 55 | 62 | 71 | 78 | 82 | 81 | 75 | 65 | 54 | 46 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 4.8 | 3.4 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Emory, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12454131519
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