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Site of the Mission San Francisco De Los Tejas

Site of the Mission San Francisco De Los Tejas from directly overhead

Site of the Mission San Francisco De Los Tejas is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 85 m. Button Mountain stands 221 m to the northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Zebulon Pike Campsite, a historic site 0.8 miles away. Texas Forest Trail passes 6.5 miles off. 31 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Built
1936
Material
aluminium
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates31.60491, -95.13943
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Peaks: 31
  • Fowler Hill: 4.3 mi
  • Collins Mountain: 4.9 mi
  • Sunshine Mountain: 5.0 mi
  • Henry White Mountain: 5.4 mi
  • Smith Mountain: 5.8 mi
Parks: 14
  • Mission Tejas State Park: 7.1 mi
  • Rusk Baseball Complex: 13.5 mi
  • Jim Hogg State Park: 13.8 mi
  • Thomas Jefferson Payne Home: 14.5 mi
  • I.D. Fairchild State Forest: 15.8 mi
Ghost towns: 8
Attractions: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Picnic Area: 8.8 mi
Museums: 1
Nature reserves: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Site of the Mission San Francisco De Los Tejas. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Button MountainNE 46°221 m23.2 mi
Bradford MountainNNE 18°214 m10.7 mi
Flower MountainENE 61°211 m22.2 mi
Pryor MountainNNW 340°210 m8.5 mi
Ghent MountainNNW 328°207 m19.4 mi
Mount HopeNNW 328°206 m14.4 mi
Casey MountainNNW 335°200 m21.6 mi
Gibson MountainN 350°199 m6.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2519:0019:32
June solstice06:1719:5420:29
September equinox07:1018:4719:19
December solstice07:1716:4517:22

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F465057647279818277675649
Precip in4.44.34.54.04.64.53.43.33.74.74.04.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rusk, 14 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12402870486

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