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Route of Gen. Sam Houston to San Jacinto

Route of Gen. Sam Houston to San Jacinto from directly overhead

Route of Gen. Sam Houston to San Jacinto is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 86 m. Crouch Benchmark stands 224 m to the north, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Gonzales Memorial Museum and Amphitheatre, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Independence Trail passes 0.8 miles off. 17 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1969
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates29.50432, -97.44353

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 24
  • East Avenue Lions Park: 0.2 mi
  • Palmetto State Park: 10.1 mi
  • Palmetto State Park: 10.6 mi
  • Palmetto State Park: 10.8 mi
  • Macario Garcia Park: 16.0 mi
Peaks: 17
  • Santa Anna Mound: 1.9 mi
  • Stevens Hill: 7.5 mi
  • Watson Hill: 10.5 mi
  • Red Hill: 11.2 mi
  • Pin Oak Mound: 12.1 mi
Museums: 8
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Route of Gen. Sam Houston to San Jacinto. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Crouch BenchmarkN 359°224 m22.6 mi
Round MountainNNW 348°214 m17.5 mi
Capote KnobW 268°209 m20.9 mi
Capote HillsW 266°181 m20.9 mi
Obar HillENE 60°181 m22.6 mi
Iron MountainsNNW 344°171 m15.6 mi
Iron PeakNNW 330°164 m12.8 mi
Frederick MoundENE 71°154 m18.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3419:1019:42
June solstice06:3119:5920:33
September equinox07:1918:5619:28
December solstice07:2117:0017:36

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515562687682848579716053
Precip in2.42.12.82.84.73.42.02.93.63.92.72.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gonzales 2S, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12403603334

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