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Site of Wood's Fort

Site of Wood's Fort from directly overhead

Site of Wood's Fort is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 94 m. Bastrop County High Point stands 226 m to the west, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Joseph C. Robinson, a historic site 0.5 miles away. Texas Independence Trail runs past it. 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

Coordinates29.94143, -97.06164

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 47
  • Vernon Richards Riverbend Park: 7.3 mi
  • Railroad Park: 7.5 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 7.6 mi
  • Independence Park: 7.8 mi
  • Keilburg Park: 8.2 mi
Peaks: 13
  • Indian Hill: 9.3 mi
  • Royston Hill: 10.4 mi
  • Monument Hill: 11.2 mi
  • High Point: 16.2 mi
  • Hellers Hill: 17.4 mi
Ghost towns: 12
Cliffs: 2
Gardens: 2
Attractions: 1
  • CCC Water Fountain: 17.1 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bastrop County High PointW 260°226 m22.0 mi
Crouch BenchmarkWSW 252°224 m24.6 mi
Flag HillW 264°221 m21.3 mi
Lotman HillNW 321°201 m18.5 mi
Obar HillS 190°181 m19.1 mi
Royston HillWNW 287°174 m10.4 mi
High PointW 275°174 m16.2 mi
Hellers HillENE 69°168 m17.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3319:0919:40
June solstice06:2919:5820:33
September equinox07:1718:5519:26
December solstice07:2116:5717:34

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515461687682848580706052
Precip in2.72.22.83.64.53.21.92.83.74.03.02.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Smithville, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12403586752

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