Round Top
Round Top is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 134 m. Hellers Hill stands 168 m to the west-southwest, 6.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Round Top Community, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Independence Trail runs past it. 120 named places lie within 25 miles, 9 of them named summits.
The story
Architectural ensemble at Main St. at N. Live Oak St. Round Top, Texas.
Wikidata Q107317545, matched on coordinates and name (48 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1936
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- On the Texas Independence Trail
- 21.5 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
120 named places within 25 miles
- Round Top Community: 0.0 mi
- Early Texas Hotels and Inns: 0.0 mi
- Bernard Scherrer: 0.1 mi
- Schueddemagen Home: 0.1 mi
- Pochmann House: 0.2 mi
- Henkel Square: 0.0 mi
- Carmine Muehlbrad-Albers City Park: 5.7 mi
- Harmonie Park: 6.4 mi
- Oak Thicket Park: 8.5 mi
- Park Prairie Park: 8.9 mi
- Round Top Area History Museum: 3.8 mi
- Center for American History Winedale Historical Center: 3.8 mi
- Fayetteville Area Heritage Museum: 11.2 mi
- Fayette Heritage Museum and Archives: 15.6 mi
- N W Faison Home and Museum: 15.6 mi
- Hellers Hill: 6.1 mi
- Homeyer Mountain: 6.8 mi
- Indian Hill: 14.5 mi
- Rocky Hill: 15.0 mi
- Live Oak Hill: 15.1 mi
- Pisek: 12.3 mi
- Osage: 22.4 mi
- Grassyville: 23.5 mi
- Pin Oak: 23.6 mi
- Black Jack Springs: 23.9 mi
- White Bluffs: 9.8 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 14.5 mi
- Pickard High School: 19.6 mi
- The Dime Box: 21.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Round Top. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hellers Hill | WSW 247° | 168 m | 6.1 mi |
| Homeyer Mountain | NNE 14° | 139 m | 6.8 mi |
| Monument Hill | SW 223° | 138 m | 16.9 mi |
| Rocky Hill | SSE 168° | 137 m | 15.0 mi |
| Shepherd Mountain | NNE 25° | 129 m | 15.9 mi |
| Live Oak Hill | S 176° | 125 m | 15.1 mi |
| Buzzard Knobs | NW 321° | 121 m | 24.5 mi |
| Indian Hill | WSW 242° | 101 m | 14.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:07 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:27 | 19:57 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:53 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 16:56 | 17:32 |
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, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12403610602
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