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Site of Old Behrns West Texas Normal and Business College

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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

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates30.97904, -98.70824

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • 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
Parks: 17
  • 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
Cliffs: 9
Springs: 8
  • 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
Ghost towns: 4
Museums: 4
Waterfalls: 1
Attractions: 1
  • Pontotoc Winery: 16.8 mi
Nature reserves: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shin Oak MountainW 275°587 m9.7 mi
Bee BenchmarkWSW 245°580 m11.3 mi
High PointWSW 258°575 m18.0 mi
Lone Oak MountainWSW 245°568 m11.7 mi
Smoothingiron MountainSW 234°556 m14.4 mi
Buffalo KnobNW 315°538 m6.7 mi
High Pond MountainNW 317°537 m7.2 mi
Turkeyroost MountainWSW 237°524 m18.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:1519:47
June solstice06:3320:0720:42
September equinox07:2419:0119:33
December solstice07:3017:0117:38

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485259677582858578685750
Precip in1.51.72.42.13.93.31.81.62.33.02.11.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Llano, 17 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12453513781

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