Site of Shawnee Town
Site of Shawnee Town is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 136 m. Button Mountain stands 221 m to the south, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Montgomery, a park 0.7 miles away. Texas Forest Trail passes 7.7 miles off. 13 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1936
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 7.7 mi off the Texas Forest Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Howard-Dickinson House: 1.3 mi
- First Baptist Church of Henderson: 1.5 mi
- Merritt Building: 1.5 mi
- Henderson: 1.6 mi
- The 1860 Henderson Fire: 1.6 mi
- Montgomery: 0.7 mi
- Smith Memorial Park: 0.8 mi
- Fair Park: 1.4 mi
- Yates Park: 1.9 mi
- Lake Forest Park: 2.3 mi
- Holland Mountain: 14.1 mi
- Quinn Mountain: 14.5 mi
- Greems Mountain: 14.8 mi
- Sirls Mountain: 14.9 mi
- Rock Hill: 16.2 mi
- R E St John Memorial Stadium: 17.1 mi
- Shakespeare Garden: 17.4 mi
- Zen Kitchen: 18.0 mi
- Crim Theatre: 18.0 mi
- Texan Theater: 18.1 mi
- Depot Museum: 2.0 mi
- East Texas Oil Museum: 17.4 mi
- Rangerette Showcase Museum: 17.4 mi
- Texas Museum of Broadcasting & Communications: 17.9 mi
- Dean-Keener-Crim House: 18.3 mi
- Lone Star: 18.3 mi
- Douglas: 21.6 mi
- Mineral Springs: 21.6 mi
- Graffiti wall: 17.9 mi
- Historic Coca-Cola Mural: 18.1 mi
- Picnic Area: 4.8 mi
- Outdoor Zen Kicthen: 18.0 mi
- Tonkawa Spring: 23.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Site of Shawnee Town. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Button Mountain | S 188° | 221 m | 20.6 mi |
| Goodman Mountain | NNW 331° | 192 m | 22.0 mi |
| Quinn Mountain | SW 220° | 190 m | 14.5 mi |
| Sirls Mountain | S 178° | 189 m | 14.9 mi |
| Denny Mountain | S 185° | 188 m | 23.3 mi |
| Gill Mountain | WSW 237° | 181 m | 21.0 mi |
| Greems Mountain | SE 125° | 167 m | 14.8 mi |
| Beard Mountain | SSW 193° | 160 m | 23.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:59 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 06:14 | 19:53 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:45 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 16:42 | 17:19 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 47 | 51 | 58 | 65 | 73 | 80 | 83 | 83 | 77 | 67 | 56 | 49 |
| Precip in | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Henderson, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/13971419046
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