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Route of Old Colony Line Road

Route of Old Colony Line Road from directly overhead

Route of Old Colony Line Road is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 177 m. Snow Hill stands 208 m to the north, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Burleson College, a historic site 3.2 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 13 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1968
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

How to reach it

Coordinates33.13702, -96.18210

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Phillips Field: 3.7 mi
  • Middleton Park: 3.7 mi
  • Graham Park: 3.9 mi
  • Austin Park: 4.2 mi
  • Warren Park: 4.3 mi
Attractions: 7
  • The Attic: 4.2 mi
  • Royse City Calaboose: 14.1 mi
  • Cookston Court: 14.2 mi
  • future abandoned house: 17.9 mi
  • Section of the Rockwall: 21.5 mi
Museums: 5
  • Audie Murphy and Cotton Museum: 5.4 mi
  • Aviation Unmanned Vehicle Museum: 7.6 mi
  • Farmersville Heritage Museum: 10.4 mi
  • Northeast Texas Children's Museum: 18.9 mi
  • Rockwall County Historical Foundation Museum: 21.0 mi
Nature reserves: 4
Gardens: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Picnic sites: 2
  • Graham Park Pavilion: 3.9 mi
  • Day Use Sites: 16.7 mi
Peaks: 2
  • Hays Hills: 12.3 mi
  • Snow Hill: 24.3 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Deer Statue: 4.1 mi
Beaches: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Route of Old Colony Line Road. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Snow HillN 1°208 m24.3 mi
Hays HillsWNW 281°180 m12.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2919:0419:37
June solstice06:1720:0120:38
September equinox07:1418:5019:23
December solstice07:2516:4517:22

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F464957657381868678675648
Precip in3.23.54.44.15.84.23.12.43.85.03.64.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Greenville Kgvl Radio, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12438024561

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