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St. Mary's Parish

St. Mary's Parish from directly overhead

St. Mary's Parish is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 95 m. Obar Hill stands 181 m to the north-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Brown School, a historic site 0.6 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 27 miles off. 83 named places lie within 25 miles, 4 of them named summits.

What the record says

Built
1971
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates29.44795, -96.99674

83 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 15
  • Hallettsville City Park: 3.3 mi
  • Welhausen Park: 10.7 mi
  • Moulton City Park: 12.5 mi
  • Yoakum Municipal Park: 12.9 mi
  • Yoakum City Park: 14.4 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Peaks: 4
  • Frederick Mound: 13.9 mi
  • Russell Hill: 16.2 mi
  • Obar Hill: 16.9 mi
  • Pin Oak Mound: 17.7 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Obar HillNNW181 m16.9 mi
Frederick MoundNW154 m13.9 mi
Russell HillNW154 m16.2 mi
Pin Oak MoundWNW107 m17.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3319:0819:40
June solstice06:3019:5720:32
September equinox07:1718:5519:26
December solstice07:1916:5917:34

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F555965717884868682746457
Precip in3.12.33.03.54.44.52.53.23.74.33.32.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hallettsville 2 N, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/13971414290

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