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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. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 16
  • 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 HillNNW 334°181 m16.9 mi
Frederick MoundNW 315°154 m13.9 mi
Russell HillNW 324°154 m16.2 mi
Pin Oak MoundWNW 298°107 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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