Ponton Family
Ponton Family is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 115 m. Obar Hill stands 181 m to the north, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Sulphur Park, a historic site 0.4 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 18 miles off. 92 named places lie within 25 miles, 6 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 1998
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 17.8 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
92 named places within 25 miles
- Sulphur Park: 0.4 mi
- Site of Evergreen School: 0.8 mi
- Site of Oak Grove School: 3.1 mi
- Site of Bunjes School: 3.4 mi
- Shiner Colored Cemetery: 3.7 mi
- Welhausen Park: 4.4 mi
- Moulton City Park: 5.2 mi
- Hallettsville City Park: 12.7 mi
- Yoakum Municipal Park: 13.2 mi
- Central Memorial Park: 13.6 mi
- Edwin Wolters Memorial Museum: 5.1 mi
- Lavaca Historical Museum: 12.8 mi
- Flatonia Rail Museum: 13.6 mi
- E. A. Arnim Archives and Museum: 13.7 mi
- Gonzales Memorial Museum: 17.7 mi
- Frederick Mound: 6.7 mi
- Pin Oak Mound: 8.3 mi
- Russell Hill: 9.9 mi
- Obar Hill: 12.3 mi
- Santa Anna Mound: 18.2 mi
- Praha: 13.2 mi
- Petersburg: 16.7 mi
- Hackberry: 17.5 mi
- Oakland: 20.6 mi
- Black Jack Springs: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ponton Family. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obar Hill | N 9° | 181 m | 12.3 mi |
| Frederick Mound | N 355° | 154 m | 6.7 mi |
| Russell Hill | N 357° | 154 m | 9.9 mi |
| Stevens Hill | W 263° | 119 m | 24.4 mi |
| Pin Oak Mound | NW 309° | 107 m | 8.3 mi |
| Santa Anna Mound | W 267° | 95 m | 18.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:09 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:30 | 19:57 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:55 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 16:59 | 17:35 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 51 | 55 | 61 | 68 | 75 | 80 | 83 | 83 | 78 | 70 | 60 | 52 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 3.2 | 2.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Flatonia 4SE, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12438066348
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