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Site of Soule University for Boys

Site of Soule University for Boys from directly overhead

Site of Soule University for Boys is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 98 m. Homeyer Mountain stands 139 m to the west, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Chappell Hill, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Independence Trail runs past it. 5 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

Coordinates30.13568, -96.25715

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 45
  • Patrick Heard Park: 7.5 mi
  • Linda Anderson Park: 8.4 mi
  • Toubin Park: 8.7 mi
  • Henderson Park: 8.8 mi
  • Jackson Street Park: 8.8 mi
Museums: 6
Ghost towns: 6
Attractions: 6
  • Pickard High School: 8.2 mi
  • Liendo Plantation, 1853: 13.9 mi
  • Liendo Plantation, 1853: 13.9 mi
  • The La Bahia Pecan: 14.7 mi
  • 1824 Well: 24.6 mi
Peaks: 5
  • Green Mountain: 19.9 mi
  • Shepherd Mountain: 21.6 mi
  • Red Hill: 22.0 mi
  • Hockley Mound: 24.4 mi
  • Homeyer Mountain: 24.6 mi
Cliffs: 2
Artworks: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Site of Soule University for Boys. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Homeyer MountainW 274°139 m24.6 mi
Shepherd MountainWNW 296°129 m21.6 mi
Red HillS 185°94 m22.0 mi
Green MountainNW 309°86 m19.9 mi
Hockley MoundESE 115°74 m24.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3019:0519:37
June solstice06:2519:5520:30
September equinox07:1418:5119:23
December solstice07:1816:5417:30

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515562687681848479716153
Precip in3.32.73.43.55.24.22.43.63.94.33.93.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bellville 6nne, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12454130580

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