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Robert B. Longbotham

Robert B. Longbotham from directly overhead

Robert B. Longbotham is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 138 m. Horn Hill stands 201 m to the south-southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Mrs. Lucy Haggard Longbotham, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Brazos Trail passes 6.8 miles off. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1966
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates31.78095, -96.47368

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 27
  • Mexia City Park: 7.4 mi
  • Booker T Washington Emancipation Proclamation Park: 11.2 mi
  • Confederate Reunion Grounds State Historic Site: 11.4 mi
  • Washington Park: 11.4 mi
  • Fort Parker State Park: 13.3 mi
Peaks: 7
  • Bald Hill: 4.3 mi
  • Tehuacana Hills: 5.4 mi
  • Morgan Hill: 15.2 mi
  • Horn Hill: 19.3 mi
  • Cedar Mound: 20.2 mi
Museums: 5
Ghost towns: 3

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Robert B. Longbotham. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Horn HillSSW 213°201 m19.3 mi
Tehuacana HillsWSW 240°195 m5.4 mi
Bald HillW 263°186 m4.3 mi
Morgan HillSSE 162°174 m15.2 mi
Andrews HillS 181°140 m21.4 mi
Black HillsNNW 348°139 m23.6 mi
Cedar MoundS 174°113 m20.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0619:38
June solstice06:2219:5920:35
September equinox07:1518:5219:24
December solstice07:2316:5017:27

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485259657381848579695850

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mexia, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12403587400

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