Site of Mound Hill School
Site of Mound Hill School is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 130 m. Homeyer Mountain stands 139 m to the west-southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Holly Oaks, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Independence Trail runs past it. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1998
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- On the Texas Independence Trail
- 17.6 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Overlook Park: 4.7 mi
- Yegua Creek Park: 5.7 mi
- Baylor University State Park: 5.8 mi
- Old Baylor Park: 5.9 mi
- Foye Family Basketball Park: 6.4 mi
- Holly Oaks: 0.1 mi
- Oak Rest Cemetery and Site of Prospect Presbyterian Church: 0.8 mi
- La Bahia Road: 2.1 mi
- Glenblythe Plantation, Home of Thomas Affleck: 3.2 mi
- Waul's Texas Legion Campsite: 3.8 mi
- Giddings-Wilkin House Museum: 8.2 mi
- Brenham Heritage Museum: 8.5 mi
- Somerville Historical Museum: 11.1 mi
- Star of the Republic Museum: 13.2 mi
- Chappell Hill Historical Museum: 14.9 mi
- Independence: 6.3 mi
- Dallam: 16.5 mi
- Washington-on-the-Brazos: 17.5 mi
- Enright: 17.7 mi
- Rock Island: 18.0 mi
- George Bush Statue: 22.3 mi
- The Dime Box: 23.2 mi
- Haynes Ring Replica: 23.4 mi
- Bugle Stand: 23.6 mi
- Danger 79er: 23.7 mi
- Green Mountain: 4.9 mi
- Shepherd Mountain: 8.3 mi
- Homeyer Mountain: 15.8 mi
- Mockingbird Hill: 20.0 mi
- Mount Aggie: 22.7 mi
- Michael Mansfield Owsley Serenity Garden: 8.2 mi
- Leach Teaching Gardens: 23.0 mi
- Cynthia Woods Mitchell Garden: 24.0 mi
- Texas A&M Horticulture Gardens: 24.7 mi
- Pickard High School: 8.7 mi
- The La Bahia Pecan: 17.5 mi
- Hidalgo Bluffs: 13.2 mi
- White Bluffs: 14.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Site of Mound Hill School. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homeyer Mountain | WSW 238° | 139 m | 15.8 mi |
| Shepherd Mountain | W 265° | 129 m | 8.3 mi |
| Mockingbird Hill | WNW 303° | 128 m | 20.0 mi |
| Mount Aggie | NNE 14° | 96 m | 22.7 mi |
| Green Mountain | WNW 297° | 86 m | 4.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 19:06 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 06:25 | 19:56 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:52 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 16:54 | 17:30 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Dec.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 49 | 52 | 59 | 66 | 74 | 81 | 84 | 84 | 78 | 68 | 58 | 51 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Somerville DAM, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12454130582
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