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Second Site of the Old Wayside School

Second Site of the Old Wayside School from directly overhead

Second Site of the Old Wayside School is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 256 m. Indian Knob stands 387 m to the west-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Parkview Hills Park, a park 1.5 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 3.4 miles off. 22 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1968
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates32.86853, -97.42583

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Parkview Hills Park: 1.5 mi
  • Small Park @ Pool: 1.6 mi
  • Twin Mills Park: 1.7 mi
  • Marine Creek Ranch Park: 1.9 mi
  • William Houston Park: 2.2 mi
Attractions
Artworks: 56
Museums: 44
Gardens: 34
Peaks: 22
  • Blue Mound: 6.8 mi
  • Reno Peak: 11.1 mi
  • Burton Knob: 11.4 mi
  • Mount Donwell: 14.9 mi
  • Town Common: 15.1 mi
Nature reserves: 4
Cliffs: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Beaches: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Second Site of the Old Wayside School. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Indian KnobWNW 287°387 m20.0 mi
Skeen PeakWNW 292°373 m23.6 mi
Oyster HillWSW 250°351 m23.3 mi
Buck KnobW 278°345 m19.5 mi
Tater NobSW 231°344 m23.9 mi
Tater HillWNW 285°343 m17.3 mi
Chattanooga HillSW 230°330 m18.8 mi
Joe Bell MountainWSW 241°324 m20.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3419:0919:42
June solstice06:2320:0520:42
September equinox07:1918:5519:28
December solstice07:2916:5017:28

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F465057657381868678675648
Precip in2.22.53.43.34.44.22.22.43.04.22.92.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Worth Nature CTR, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/13971399369

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