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Site of Old Town of Augusta

Site of Old Town of Augusta from directly overhead

Site of Old Town of Augusta is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 114 m. Bradford Mountain stands 214 m to the northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Hayes Park, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Forest Trail runs past it. 29 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

human settlement in Houston County, Texas, United States

Wikidata Q4820877, matched on coordinates and name (67 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1971
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates31.53146, -95.33145

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 29
  • Liberty Hill: 3.0 mi
  • Houston Mound: 5.5 mi
  • Big Hill: 8.4 mi
  • Fowler Hill: 9.9 mi
  • Collins Mountain: 11.3 mi
Parks: 21
  • Houston Mound Historical Marker: 5.6 mi
  • Mission Tejas State Park: 5.6 mi
  • Strong Memorial Park: 10.9 mi
  • Davy Crockett Memorial Park: 17.0 mi
  • I.D. Fairchild State Forest: 17.3 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Nature reserves: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Picnic Area: 19.1 mi
Attractions: 1
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Site of Old Town of Augusta. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bradford MountainNE 44°214 m21.1 mi
Pryor MountainNNE 33°210 m15.6 mi
Ghent MountainN 3°207 m21.5 mi
Mount HopeNNE 12°206 m17.7 mi
Casey MountainN 5°200 m24.6 mi
Jones MountainNE 37°199 m14.2 mi
Gibson MountainNE 41°199 m15.5 mi
Reagan MountainNNE 33°199 m16.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2619:0119:33
June solstice06:1819:5420:30
September equinox07:1018:4719:19
December solstice07:1716:4617:23

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485258657380838378685750
Precip in4.13.83.43.74.85.12.53.43.64.43.84.6

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12414136315

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