Site of Nockemut
Site of Nockemut is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 159 m. Rocky Point stands 237 m to the west, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Albuquerque, a historic site 3.1 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 13 miles off. 141 named places lie within 25 miles, 12 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 2001
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 12.8 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
141 named places within 25 miles
- Albuquerque: 3.1 mi
- Site of Old Town of Union Valley: 3.1 mi
- Sandies-Dewville Community: 5.9 mi
- Sandies Chapel Cemetery: 5.9 mi
- Dewville United Methodist Church: 6.0 mi
- Stockdale City Park: 7.6 mi
- Bryce Field: 8.1 mi
- Rancho Historic Park: 8.2 mi
- City of Nixon Central Park: 9.0 mi
- Sutherland Springs Community Park: 11.0 mi
- Kings Hill: 8.2 mi
- Capote Hills: 12.2 mi
- Capote Knob: 12.7 mi
- Marcelinas Hills: 17.4 mi
- Bald Mound: 17.9 mi
- Albuquerque: 3.2 mi
- Pandora: 6.6 mi
- Concrete: 12.8 mi
- Grass Pond Colony: 15.3 mi
- Doseido Colony: 16.0 mi
- Sutherland Springs Historical Museum: 10.7 mi
- Pape Pecan House / Nutcracker Museum: 14.9 mi
- Los Nogales Museum: 16.7 mi
- Heritage Museum: 16.9 mi
- Sebastopol House: 17.1 mi
- Martin Luther Statue: 17.3 mi
- Steelmaker: 18.8 mi
- Antique Road Grader: 19.1 mi
- World's Largest Pecan: 21.0 mi
- Denning Spring: 8.4 mi
- Suphur Spring: 10.5 mi
- Guadalupe County Westbound Rest Area: 20.3 mi
- Guadalupe County Eastbound Rest Area: 20.3 mi
- Jackson Nature Park: 10.6 mi
- Red Bluff: 16.3 mi
- Water Garden Gems: 21.2 mi
- Green Acres Golf and Games: 24.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Site of Nockemut. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Point | W 262° | 237 m | 20.0 mi |
| Kings Hill | NNW 344° | 228 m | 8.2 mi |
| Mill Creek Hills | N 4° | 214 m | 24.3 mi |
| Capote Knob | NNE 29° | 209 m | 12.7 mi |
| Capote Hills | NNE 30° | 181 m | 12.2 mi |
| Marcelinas Hills | SW 230° | 171 m | 17.4 mi |
| Van Cleave Mound | ESE 121° | 143 m | 19.2 mi |
| Bald Mound | SE 127° | 142 m | 17.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:12 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:33 | 20:00 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:58 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 17:03 | 17:38 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 51 | 55 | 62 | 68 | 76 | 82 | 84 | 85 | 79 | 70 | 61 | 53 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 2.2 | 2.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Nixon, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/6284419756
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