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Site of Fort Boggy

Site of Fort Boggy from directly overhead

Site of Fort Boggy is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 95 m. Payne Hill stands 137 m to the west, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Fort Boggy State Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Texas Brazos Trail passes 14 miles off. 66 named places lie within 25 miles, 4 of them named summits.

What the record says

Built
1936
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates31.19385, -95.98305

66 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 4
  • Fort Boggy State Park: 0.5 mi
  • Normangee Park: 14.0 mi
  • Lake Madison Park: 16.6 mi
  • Normangee City Park: 17.0 mi
Peaks: 4
  • Hayden Mountain: 1.2 mi
  • Payne Hill: 17.6 mi
  • Dutch Hill: 23.5 mi
  • Kent Hill: 24.7 mi
Cliffs: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Museums: 1
  • Bray's Motor Museum & Playground: 15.3 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Payne HillW 276°137 m17.6 mi
Hayden MountainWSW 237°123 m1.2 mi
Dutch HillENE 61°74 m23.5 mi
Kent HillNE 52°67 m24.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2919:0419:36
June solstice06:2119:5620:32
September equinox07:1318:5019:22
December solstice07:1916:5017:26

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F475158657380838377675749
Precip in3.53.23.93.14.64.02.52.73.24.23.63.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Centerville, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12438067917

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