Robert Starke Armistead
Robert Starke Armistead is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 104 m. Homeyer Mountain stands 139 m to the west-southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Thomas Affleck, a historic site 2.0 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 3.0 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1990
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 3.0 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
- 20.6 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Thomas Affleck: 2.0 mi
- Waul's Texas Legion Campsite: 2.7 mi
- Site of Mound Hill School: 3.0 mi
- Holly Oaks: 3.0 mi
- La Bahia Road: 3.2 mi
- Hohlt Park: 4.3 mi
- Hasskarl Tennis Courts: 4.8 mi
- Linda Anderson Park: 5.2 mi
- Henderson Park: 5.3 mi
- Fireman's Park: 5.3 mi
- Giddings-Wilkin House Museum: 5.5 mi
- Brenham Heritage Museum: 5.7 mi
- Chappell Hill Historical Museum: 13.0 mi
- Somerville Historical Museum: 14.0 mi
- Star of the Republic Museum: 14.2 mi
- Independence: 7.9 mi
- Rock Island: 17.0 mi
- Washington-on-the-Brazos: 18.2 mi
- Dallam: 18.3 mi
- Dinkins: 20.2 mi
- Green Mountain: 6.9 mi
- Shepherd Mountain: 8.6 mi
- Homeyer Mountain: 14.5 mi
- Mockingbird Hill: 21.8 mi
- Pickard High School: 6.0 mi
- The La Bahia Pecan: 18.2 mi
- White Bluffs: 13.6 mi
- Hidalgo Bluffs: 14.6 mi
- Picnic Area: 16.5 mi
- The Dime Box: 24.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Robert Starke Armistead. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homeyer Mountain | WSW 248° | 139 m | 14.5 mi |
| Shepherd Mountain | WNW 286° | 129 m | 8.6 mi |
| Mockingbird Hill | NW 310° | 128 m | 21.8 mi |
| Green Mountain | NW 320° | 86 m | 6.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 19:06 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 06:25 | 19:56 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:52 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 16:54 | 17:30 |
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 | 50 | 54 | 60 | 67 | 75 | 81 | 84 | 84 | 79 | 70 | 59 | 52 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 5.4 | 4.5 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 4.2 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brenham, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12454130587
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