Site of Old Behrns West Texas Normal and Business College
Site of Old Behrns West Texas Normal and Business College is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 461 m. Shin Oak Mountain stands 587 m to the west, 9.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Fourmile Hill, a peak 4.1 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 14 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1966
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 13.9 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
- 24.2 mi off the Texas Forts Trail
Overlooks nearby
- 1000ft overlook of Inks Lake · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Fourmile Hill: 4.1 mi
- Horse Mountain: 4.7 mi
- Babyhead Mountain: 6.4 mi
- Magill Mountain: 6.5 mi
- Buffalo Knob: 6.7 mi
- Baby Head Cemetery: 7.0 mi
- Chappel Cemetery: 9.7 mi
- Valley Springs Primitive Baptist Church: 10.2 mi
- Community of Valley Spring: 10.7 mi
- Valley Spring Cemetery: 10.8 mi
- San Saba City Park: 14.7 mi
- San Saba City Park: 14.7 mi
- Risien Park: 15.1 mi
- San Saba River Nature Park: 15.2 mi
- Badu Park: 15.6 mi
- Raven Bluff: 16.0 mi
- Indian Point: 17.3 mi
- Raven Cliff: 17.3 mi
- Red Bluff: 17.5 mi
- Chism Bluff: 17.6 mi
- Boiling Springs: 13.1 mi
- Gorman Spring: 14.1 mi
- Morgan Springs: 14.2 mi
- Morgan Springs: 14.2 mi
- Post Oak Spring: 14.3 mi
- San Saba County Historical Museum: 14.9 mi
- San Saba County Historical Museum: 14.9 mi
- Llano County Museum: 15.6 mi
- Hill Country Wildlife Museum: 15.9 mi
- Gorman Falls: 14.5 mi
- Pontotoc Winery: 16.8 mi
- Timberlake Biological Field Station: 20.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.4 miles of Site of Old Behrns West Texas Normal and Business College. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shin Oak Mountain | W 275° | 587 m | 9.7 mi |
| Bee Benchmark | WSW 245° | 580 m | 11.3 mi |
| High Point | WSW 258° | 575 m | 18.0 mi |
| Lone Oak Mountain | WSW 245° | 568 m | 11.7 mi |
| Smoothingiron Mountain | SW 234° | 556 m | 14.4 mi |
| Buffalo Knob | NW 315° | 538 m | 6.7 mi |
| High Pond Mountain | NW 317° | 537 m | 7.2 mi |
| Turkeyroost Mountain | WSW 237° | 524 m | 18.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:15 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 06:33 | 20:07 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 19:01 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 17:01 | 17:38 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 52 | 59 | 67 | 75 | 82 | 85 | 85 | 78 | 68 | 57 | 50 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 2.1 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Llano, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12453513781
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