Snook
Snook is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 73 m. Shepherd Mountain stands 129 m to the south-southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Snook Brethren Church, a historic site 0.3 miles away. Texas Brazos Trail passes 3.5 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
High school in Snook, Burleson County, Texas.
Wikidata Q7547925, matched on coordinates and name (109 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1971
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 3.5 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
- 13.7 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount ESTI: 9.0 mi
- Meadow Creek Park: 9.7 mi
- Research Park: 9.9 mi
- Autumn Lake Park: 10.0 mi
- Steele-Milburn Field: 10.1 mi
- Snook Brethren Church: 0.3 mi
- Dabney Hill Freedom Colony: 0.9 mi
- Snook Cemetery: 1.1 mi
- Giesenschlag Cemetery: 2.2 mi
- Lone Oak Baptist Church: 4.6 mi
- Wicker: 9.8 mi
- Enright: 10.2 mi
- Stone City: 10.6 mi
- Varisco: 11.4 mi
- Sims: 13.1 mi
- Somerville Historical Museum: 4.3 mi
- James A. Baker, III Pavilion: 9.9 mi
- George Bush Presidential Library & Museum: 9.9 mi
- Children's Museum of Brazos Valley: 13.4 mi
- Burleson County Historical Museum: 13.7 mi
- George Bush Statue: 10.0 mi
- Haynes Ring Replica: 11.2 mi
- Bugle Stand: 11.4 mi
- Danger 79er: 11.5 mi
- Our Lady of Victory: 11.6 mi
- Mount Aggie: 10.3 mi
- Green Mountain: 12.5 mi
- Mockingbird Hill: 15.8 mi
- Shepherd Mountain: 16.5 mi
- Leach Teaching Gardens: 10.5 mi
- Cynthia Woods Mitchell Garden: 11.6 mi
- Texas A&M Horticulture Gardens: 12.1 mi
- Michael Mansfield Owsley Serenity Garden: 22.5 mi
- Earth Art: 13.7 mi
- The La Bahia Pecan: 21.7 mi
- Pickard High School: 22.8 mi
- Hidalgo Bluffs: 15.9 mi
- White Bluffs: 23.1 mi
- 1st Methodist Park: 13.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Snook. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shepherd Mountain | SSW 205° | 129 m | 16.5 mi |
| Mockingbird Hill | WSW 258° | 128 m | 15.8 mi |
| Mount Aggie | NE 42° | 96 m | 10.3 mi |
| Green Mountain | SSW 194° | 86 m | 12.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:06 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 06:25 | 19:57 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:52 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 16:54 | 17:30 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 52 | 55 | 62 | 69 | 76 | 83 | 85 | 86 | 81 | 71 | 60 | 53 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 4.9 | 3.3 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — College STN Easterwood FLD, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12395072463
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