Site of Flora
Site of Flora is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 142 m. Jennings Mountain stands 212 m to the south-southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Duck Creek Soil Erosion Project, a historic site 0.3 miles away. Texas Forest Trail passes 1.8 miles off. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 2001
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 1.8 mi off the Texas Forest Trail
- 23.4 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Faulkner Park: 1.6 mi
- Darden Harvest Park: 3.9 mi
- Pool Park: 4.2 mi
- Lindale Baseball-Softball Complex: 4.7 mi
- Iron Horse Square: 7.8 mi
- Historic Mineola Depot and Railroad Museum: 7.7 mi
- Mineola Historical Museum: 7.8 mi
- Van Area Oil and Historical Museum: 11.6 mi
- Historic Aviation Memorial Museum: 13.9 mi
- Stinson Home - Honeymoon Cottage Museum: 16.4 mi
- Mount Sinai: 3.3 mi
- Greer Hill: 5.2 mi
- Todd Mountain: 10.4 mi
- Starrville Mountain: 20.5 mi
- Jennings Mountain: 21.2 mi
- Utica: 11.5 mi
- Clower: 13.6 mi
- Belzora: 14.8 mi
- Corinth: 15.3 mi
- Ben Wheeler: 15.9 mi
- Van Zandt County Westbound Rest Area: 13.4 mi
- Van Zandt County Eastbound Rest Area: 13.4 mi
- Winona Westbound Picnic Area: 22.7 mi
- Winona Eastbound Picnic Area: 22.7 mi
- Quitman Arboretum & Botanical Gardens: 16.4 mi
- Tyler Rose Garden: 16.5 mi
- Serenity Garden: 19.2 mi
- Tree of Life: 20.2 mi
- Fine Arts Complex: 20.3 mi
- CCC Rock Dam: 10.6 mi
- Canton Artestian Well: 23.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Site of Flora. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jennings Mountain | SSW 206° | 212 m | 21.2 mi |
| Starrville Mountain | ESE 109° | 196 m | 20.5 mi |
| Todd Mountain | ESE 110° | 185 m | 10.4 mi |
| Red Hill | W 270° | 171 m | 22.6 mi |
| Pinnacle Mountain | ENE 78° | 170 m | 22.8 mi |
| Mount Sinai | SSW 196° | 166 m | 3.3 mi |
| Peter Hayes Hill | ENE 71° | 137 m | 22.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 19:01 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 06:16 | 19:57 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:48 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 16:43 | 17:21 |
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, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12453546134
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