Rutersville College
Rutersville College is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 138 m. Hellers Hill stands 168 m to the north, 6.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Site of First Methodist Annual Conference in Texas, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Independence Trail passes 0.3 miles off. 121 named places lie within 25 miles, 6 of them named summits.
The story
Human settlement in Fayette County, Texas, United States of America.
Wikidata Q7382771, matched on coordinates and name (615 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1936
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 0.3 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
- 23.8 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
121 named places within 25 miles
- Site of First Methodist Annual Conference in Texas: 0.0 mi
- Rutersville: 0.4 mi
- Asa Hill of Rutersville: 0.4 mi
- Oldenburg: 2.9 mi
- Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1867: 4.8 mi
- Park Prairie Park: 2.8 mi
- Oak Thicket Park: 4.1 mi
- White Rock Park: 4.8 mi
- Lester Park: 4.8 mi
- Kruschel Park: 5.8 mi
- Fayette Heritage Museum and Archives: 5.5 mi
- N W Faison Home and Museum: 5.5 mi
- Fayetteville Area Heritage Museum: 7.6 mi
- Center for American History Winedale Historical Center: 8.0 mi
- Round Top Area History Museum: 8.0 mi
- Pisek: 12.9 mi
- Black Jack Springs: 13.8 mi
- Osage: 14.7 mi
- Pin Oak: 20.1 mi
- Flower Hill: 20.2 mi
- Hellers Hill: 6.1 mi
- Monument Hill: 6.7 mi
- Indian Hill: 7.0 mi
- Live Oak Hill: 9.6 mi
- Rocky Hill: 11.1 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 5.4 mi
- White Bluffs: 19.7 mi
- Colorado County Westbound Rest Area: 20.5 mi
- Colorado County Eastbound Rest Area: 20.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rutersville College. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hellers Hill | N 3° | 168 m | 6.1 mi |
| Homeyer Mountain | NNE 27° | 139 m | 16.9 mi |
| Monument Hill | SW 234° | 138 m | 6.7 mi |
| Rocky Hill | SE 124° | 137 m | 11.1 mi |
| Live Oak Hill | SE 133° | 125 m | 9.6 mi |
| Indian Hill | WNW 284° | 101 m | 7.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:07 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:28 | 19:57 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:54 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 16:56 | 17:33 |
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, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12403610639
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