Sand Flat Community
Sand Flat Community is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 144 m. Jennings Mountain stands 212 m to the south, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Providence Community, a historic site 3.0 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 13 miles off. 112 named places lie within 25 miles, 7 of them named summits.
The story
Unincorporated community in Van Zandt County, Texas, United States.
Wikidata Q127328239, matched on coordinates and name (142 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 2010
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 13.0 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
- 9.5 mi off the Texas Forest Trail
112 named places within 25 miles
- Providence Community: 3.0 mi
- Jordans Saline: 3.3 mi
- Pruitt Baptist Church and Pruitt Community: 4.1 mi
- Grand Saline C.S.A.: 4.3 mi
- Wiley Hardeman Post: 4.7 mi
- Van Memorial Stadium: 5.9 mi
- Van City Park: 7.0 mi
- Lake Holbrook Recreational Area: 7.3 mi
- Meredith Memorial Field: 9.5 mi
- Iron Horse Square: 9.7 mi
- Van Area Oil and Historical Museum: 7.0 mi
- Historic Mineola Depot and Railroad Museum: 9.8 mi
- Mineola Historical Museum: 9.9 mi
- Edgewood Heritage Park Museum: 14.5 mi
- Stinson Home - Honeymoon Cottage Museum: 16.2 mi
- Greer Hill: 12.2 mi
- Red Hill: 12.6 mi
- Mount Sinai: 13.1 mi
- Todd Mountain: 22.6 mi
- Sand Hill: 23.8 mi
- Corinth: 4.9 mi
- Clower: 6.3 mi
- Ben Wheeler: 12.9 mi
- Mars: 19.0 mi
- Utica: 23.6 mi
- Martin Bluff: 14.0 mi
- Canton Artestian Well: 14.8 mi
- Quitman Arboretum & Botanical Gardens: 16.1 mi
- CCC Rock Dam: 22.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sand Flat Community. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jennings Mountain | S 176° | 212 m | 24.3 mi |
| Sand Hill | SW 223° | 207 m | 23.8 mi |
| Big Rock Top | SW 222° | 187 m | 24.4 mi |
| Todd Mountain | ESE 113° | 185 m | 22.6 mi |
| Red Hill | WSW 246° | 171 m | 12.6 mi |
| Mount Sinai | SE 129° | 166 m | 13.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 19:02 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 06:16 | 19:58 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:48 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 16:44 | 17:22 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 45 | 49 | 56 | 63 | 71 | 79 | 82 | 82 | 75 | 65 | 55 | 47 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 5.0 | 3.5 | 5.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mineola, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12454131512
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