Site of Linwood
Site of Linwood is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 81 m. Button Mountain stands 221 m to the north-northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Angelina River, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Forest Trail passes 8.2 miles off. 122 named places lie within 25 miles, 29 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 1965
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 8.2 mi off the Texas Forest Trail
122 named places within 25 miles
- Angelina River: 0.0 mi
- Selman-Roark Cemetery: 2.0 mi
- Candace Midkiff Bean: 2.0 mi
- Ellis P. Bean: 3.1 mi
- Old Palestine Cemetery: 3.1 mi
- Bald Mountain: 5.6 mi
- Graveyard Hill: 6.1 mi
- Carter Mountain: 6.9 mi
- Bradford Mountain: 9.3 mi
- Beard Mountain: 9.7 mi
- Lake Nacogdoches West Park: 8.9 mi
- Lake Nacogdoches East Side Park: 9.9 mi
- Jim Hogg State Park: 13.4 mi
- Rusk Baseball Complex: 13.6 mi
- SH 7 Angelina River Public Access (TXDOT): 15.0 mi
- Morrill: 8.0 mi
- Chronister: 10.0 mi
- Wildhurst: 10.7 mi
- New Birmingham: 11.9 mi
- Weeping Mary: 12.7 mi
- Norman Memorial Museum: 14.1 mi
- Nacogdoches Railroad Depot: 18.3 mi
- The Stone Fort Museum: 18.7 mi
- Old University Building: 18.7 mi
- Texas State Railroad - Rusk Depot: 16.3 mi
- Cherokee Trace Drive-Thru Safari: 17.7 mi
- Alazan Bayou Wildlife Management Area: 18.4 mi
- Pineywoods Native Plant Center: 18.8 mi
- Tonkawa Spring: 23.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Site of Linwood. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Button Mountain | NNE 28° | 221 m | 13.1 mi |
| Bradford Mountain | NW 309° | 214 m | 9.3 mi |
| Flower Mountain | NE 54° | 211 m | 10.9 mi |
| Pryor Mountain | WNW 285° | 210 m | 13.9 mi |
| Ghent Mountain | WNW 300° | 207 m | 24.0 mi |
| Mount Hope | WNW 293° | 206 m | 19.8 mi |
| Casey Mountain | NW 307° | 200 m | 24.8 mi |
| Gibson Mountain | W 281° | 199 m | 11.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 19:00 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 06:16 | 19:53 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:46 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 16:44 | 17:21 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 46 | 50 | 57 | 64 | 72 | 79 | 81 | 82 | 77 | 67 | 56 | 49 |
| Precip in | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rusk, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12402928634
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