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Robert Emmett Bledsoe Baylor (1793-1873)

Robert Emmett Bledsoe Baylor (1793-1873) from directly overhead

Robert Emmett Bledsoe Baylor (1793-1873) is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 119 m. Homeyer Mountain stands 139 m to the west-southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Home Built in 1845 by General Jerome B. Robertson Home, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Independence Trail runs past it. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
2006
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates30.31584, -96.34534

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Old Baylor Park: 0.6 mi
  • Baylor University State Park: 0.6 mi
  • Linda Anderson Park: 9.4 mi
  • Hohlt Park: 9.7 mi
  • Hasskarl Tennis Courts: 9.9 mi
Museums: 12
Ghost towns: 9
Artworks: 9
  • George Bush Statue: 19.4 mi
  • Haynes Ring Replica: 20.2 mi
  • Bugle Stand: 20.5 mi
  • Danger 79er: 20.6 mi
  • How to Build a Sphere Out of Cubes: 21.1 mi
Peaks: 5
  • Green Mountain: 10.2 mi
  • Shepherd Mountain: 14.4 mi
  • Mount Aggie: 19.7 mi
  • Homeyer Mountain: 22.0 mi
  • Mockingbird Hill: 24.2 mi
Attractions: 5
  • Pickard High School: 10.6 mi
  • The La Bahia Pecan: 11.4 mi
  • Liendo Plantation, 1853: 24.2 mi
  • Liendo Plantation, 1853: 24.2 mi
  • Earth Art: 24.7 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • 1st Methodist Park: 24.6 mi
  • Haswell Park Picnic #2: 24.6 mi
  • Haswell Park Picnic #4: 24.7 mi
  • Haswell Park Picnic #1: 24.7 mi
  • Haswell Park Picnic #3: 24.7 mi
Gardens: 4
Cliffs: 2
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Robert Emmett Bledsoe Baylor (1793-1873). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Homeyer MountainWSW 241°139 m22.0 mi
Shepherd MountainWSW 258°129 m14.4 mi
Mockingbird HillWNW 291°128 m24.2 mi
Mount AggieN 359°96.3 m19.7 mi
Green MountainW 270°86 m10.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3019:0619:37
June solstice06:2519:5620:31
September equinox07:1418:5219:23
December solstice07:1916:5417:30

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F505461677581848579695952
Precip in3.53.03.33.44.74.62.23.33.84.74.03.6

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12454130588

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