Rabb's Prairie
Rabb's Prairie is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 86 m. Royston Hill stands 174 m to the west, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Indian Hill, a peak 1.8 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 3.5 miles off. 122 named places lie within 25 miles, 7 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 1996
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 3.5 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
- 20.1 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
122 named places within 25 miles
- La Fayette Masonic Lodge No. 34 A.F. & A.M.: 3.6 mi
- Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1867: 3.9 mi
- Old City Cemetery: 3.9 mi
- Fayette County, C.S.A: 3.9 mi
- W. S. Robson: 3.9 mi
- Lester Park: 3.7 mi
- Jaycee Park: 4.0 mi
- Kruschel Park: 4.3 mi
- White Rock Park: 4.7 mi
- Monument Hill & Kreische Brewery State Historic Site: 5.4 mi
- Black Jack Springs: 11.7 mi
- Pin Oak: 15.0 mi
- Flower Hill: 15.1 mi
- Stella: 16.5 mi
- Grassyville: 16.8 mi
- Indian Hill: 1.8 mi
- Monument Hill: 5.6 mi
- Hellers Hill: 6.9 mi
- Live Oak Hill: 14.6 mi
- Rocky Hill: 16.3 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 2.2 mi
- White Bluffs: 20.8 mi
- Colorado County Westbound Rest Area: 24.8 mi
- Colorado County Eastbound Rest Area: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rabb's Prairie. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royston Hill | W 274° | 174 m | 20.9 mi |
| Hellers Hill | NE 50° | 168 m | 6.9 mi |
| Homeyer Mountain | NE 43° | 139 m | 18.4 mi |
| Monument Hill | S 184° | 138 m | 5.6 mi |
| Rocky Hill | ESE 119° | 137 m | 16.3 mi |
| Live Oak Hill | SE 124° | 125 m | 14.6 mi |
| Indian Hill | W 269° | 101 m | 1.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:08 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:28 | 19:57 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:54 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 16:57 | 17:33 |
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 | 76 | 82 | 85 | 86 | 80 | 71 | 60 | 53 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LA Grange, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12403586740
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