Pontotoc and San Fernando Academy
Pontotoc and San Fernando Academy is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 476 m. Mason Mountains stands 611 m to the west-southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is San Fernando Academy, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Forts Trail passes 8.3 miles off.
The story
Ghost town in Mason County, Texas.
Wikidata Q7228354, matched on coordinates and name (95 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1972
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 8.3 mi off the Texas Forts Trail
- 20.8 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- San Fernando Academy: 0.0 mi
- Union Band Cemetery: 4.1 mi
- Huffman Cemetery: 4.9 mi
- Wagram Cemetery: 9.1 mi
- Valley Spring Cemetery: 9.3 mi
- High Point: 1.9 mi
- Panther Rock: 2.8 mi
- High Rock: 3.1 mi
- Hairy Knob: 4.6 mi
- Eckert Roughs: 5.0 mi
- Camp Billy Gibbons: 15.6 mi
- Robinson City Park: 19.3 mi
- Badu Park: 20.7 mi
- Leonard Grenwelge County Park: 21.1 mi
- Katemcy Rocks Offroad Park: 22.7 mi
- Pontotoc: 0.1 mi
- Apex: 5.2 mi
- Bettina: 14.5 mi
- Hedwigs Hill: 18.6 mi
- Grit: 22.0 mi
- Mason County Museum: 18.9 mi
- Llano County Museum: 20.9 mi
- Hill Country Wildlife Museum: 21.1 mi
- Chimney Bluff: 12.1 mi
- H L Bluffs: 24.0 mi
- Pontotoc Winery: 0.1 mi
- Mulberry Spring: 14.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.6 miles of Pontotoc and San Fernando Academy. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mason Mountains | WSW 256° | 611 m | 18.9 mi |
| Double Knobs | WSW 251° | 606 m | 23.4 mi |
| Lime Peak | WSW 239° | 600 m | 7.3 mi |
| Shin Oak Mountain | NE 48° | 587 m | 8.5 mi |
| Bee Benchmark | E 89° | 580 m | 5.8 mi |
| High Point | NW 304° | 575 m | 1.9 mi |
| Lone Oak Mountain | E 92° | 568 m | 5.5 mi |
| Purdy Hill | WSW 247° | 562 m | 14.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:41 | 19:16 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 06:34 | 20:08 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 07:25 | 19:02 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 17:02 | 17:39 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 47 | 51 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 80 | 83 | 83 | 77 | 67 | 57 | 49 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mason, 19 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12452318337
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