Samuel Knight Lewis
Samuel Knight Lewis is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 131 m. Hellers Hill stands 168 m to the west-southwest, 7.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Connersville Primitive Baptist Church African American Cemetery, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Independence Trail passes 0.9 miles off. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 2000
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 0.9 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
- 21.8 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Connersville Primitive Baptist Church African American Cemetery: 0.0 mi
- Bernard Scherrer: 1.3 mi
- Round Top Community: 1.4 mi
- Round Top: 1.4 mi
- Early Texas Hotels and Inns: 1.4 mi
- Henkel Square: 1.4 mi
- Carmine Muehlbrad-Albers City Park: 4.8 mi
- Historical Marker: 5.0 mi
- Harmonie Park: 5.9 mi
- Oak Thicket Park: 9.6 mi
- Round Top Area History Museum: 5.1 mi
- Center for American History Winedale Historical Center: 5.1 mi
- Fayetteville Area Heritage Museum: 11.9 mi
- Fayette Heritage Museum and Archives: 17.0 mi
- N W Faison Home and Museum: 17.0 mi
- Homeyer Mountain: 5.8 mi
- Hellers Hill: 7.5 mi
- Shepherd Mountain: 14.7 mi
- Rocky Hill: 15.6 mi
- Live Oak Hill: 15.9 mi
- Pisek: 12.4 mi
- Osage: 23.3 mi
- Grassyville: 24.4 mi
- Pin Oak: 24.6 mi
- White Bluffs: 8.8 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 15.8 mi
- Pickard High School: 18.3 mi
- The Dime Box: 21.3 mi
- Picnic Area: 24.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Samuel Knight Lewis. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hellers Hill | WSW 245° | 168 m | 7.5 mi |
| Homeyer Mountain | N 5° | 139 m | 5.8 mi |
| Monument Hill | SW 223° | 138 m | 18.2 mi |
| Rocky Hill | S 172° | 137 m | 15.6 mi |
| Shepherd Mountain | NNE 23° | 129 m | 14.7 mi |
| Live Oak Hill | S 180° | 125 m | 15.9 mi |
| Buzzard Knobs | NW 318° | 121 m | 24.6 mi |
| Indian Hill | WSW 241° | 101 m | 15.9 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, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12403610626
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