Site of Soule University for Boys
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. 124 named places lie within 25 miles, 5 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 1936
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- On the Texas Independence Trail
- 21.2 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
124 named places within 25 miles
- Chappell Hill: 0.0 mi
- Providence Baptist Church: 0.3 mi
- Old Rock Store: 0.4 mi
- Chappell Hill Female College Bell: 0.4 mi
- Site of Chappell Hill College: 0.4 mi
- 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
- Rock Island: 6.2 mi
- Independence: 13.8 mi
- Washington-on-the-Brazos: 14.4 mi
- Dallam: 19.8 mi
- Dinkins: 20.3 mi
- Chappell Hill Historical Museum: 0.4 mi
- Giddings-Wilkin House Museum: 8.5 mi
- Brenham Heritage Museum: 8.6 mi
- Star of the Republic Museum: 13.7 mi
- San Felipe de Austin Museum: 24.8 mi
- Pickard High School: 8.2 mi
- Liendo Plantation, 1853: 13.9 mi
- The La Bahia Pecan: 14.7 mi
- 1824 Well: 24.6 mi
- Museum: 24.8 mi
- 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
- Hidalgo Bluffs: 15.8 mi
- White Bluffs: 24.9 mi
- Black Lives Matter: 16.4 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homeyer Mountain | W 274° | 139 m | 24.6 mi |
| Shepherd Mountain | WNW 296° | 129 m | 21.6 mi |
| Red Hill | S 185° | 94 m | 22.0 mi |
| Green Mountain | NW 309° | 86 m | 19.9 mi |
| Hockley Mound | ESE 115° | 74 m | 24.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 19:05 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 06:25 | 19:55 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:51 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 16:54 | 17:30 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 51 | 55 | 62 | 68 | 76 | 81 | 84 | 84 | 79 | 71 | 61 | 53 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bellville 6nne, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12454130580
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