Ponta
Ponta is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 107 m. Button Mountain stands 221 m to the east-southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Cherokee Trace Drive-Thru Safari, a attraction 2.3 miles away. Texas Forest Trail passes 5.6 miles off. 135 named places lie within 25 miles, 37 of them named summits.
The story
Unincorporated community in Cherokee County, Texas, United States.
Wikidata Q7228031, matched on coordinates and name (172 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1999
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 5.6 mi off the Texas Forest Trail
135 named places within 25 miles
- Dr. William Reuben Tennison: 5.2 mi
- New Summerfield Methodist Church: 5.8 mi
- Mountain Home: 6.9 mi
- Sheriff Bill Brunt Murder Site: 7.5 mi
- Rusk: 7.8 mi
- Gill Mountain: 4.9 mi
- Rock Hill: 6.4 mi
- Quinn Mountain: 8.1 mi
- Bradford Mountain: 10.1 mi
- Carter Mountain: 11.3 mi
- Jim Hogg State Park: 7.2 mi
- Rusk Baseball Complex: 7.6 mi
- Nichols' Green Park: 10.7 mi
- Buckner Park: 11.6 mi
- Nellie Crim Park: 11.9 mi
- Lone Star: 4.4 mi
- New Birmingham: 9.0 mi
- Morrill: 21.1 mi
- Weeping Mary: 21.4 mi
- Etna: 22.5 mi
- Norman Memorial Museum: 8.4 mi
- Bullard History Museum: 22.1 mi
- Depot Museum: 24.3 mi
- Cherokee Trace Drive-Thru Safari: 2.3 mi
- Texas State Railroad - Rusk Depot: 9.6 mi
- Cherokee County Northbound Rest Area: 15.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ponta. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Button Mountain | ESE 108° | 221 m | 13.6 mi |
| Bradford Mountain | S 183° | 214 m | 10.1 mi |
| Flower Mountain | ESE 121° | 211 m | 18.3 mi |
| Pryor Mountain | SSW 209° | 210 m | 14.0 mi |
| Gray Mountain | WNW 283° | 209 m | 19.8 mi |
| Ghent Mountain | WSW 255° | 207 m | 14.6 mi |
| Mount Hope | SW 235° | 206 m | 14.0 mi |
| Snow Mountain | NW 323° | 201 m | 19.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 19:00 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 06:16 | 19:54 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:46 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 16:44 | 17:21 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 46 | 50 | 57 | 64 | 72 | 79 | 81 | 82 | 77 | 67 | 56 | 49 |
| Precip in | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rusk, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12402870484
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