Steamboat Washington Landed Here
Steamboat Washington Landed Here is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 105 m. Taylor Mountain stands 196 m to the south-southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is The Yards of Cameron, a park 1.5 miles away. Texas Brazos Trail passes 19 miles off. 101 named places lie within 25 miles, 6 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 1936
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 18.7 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
101 named places within 25 miles
- Massillon Farley: 2.0 mi
- Milam County Jail of 1895: 2.1 mi
- First Girl's Tomato Club in Texas: 2.1 mi
- Site of First Home in Cameron: 2.1 mi
- Ben Milam: 2.1 mi
- The Yards of Cameron: 1.5 mi
- Orchard Park: 1.7 mi
- Cameron City Park: 2.1 mi
- Ledbetter Park: 2.3 mi
- Wilson Ledbetter Park: 2.3 mi
- Clarkson: 11.2 mi
- Bushdale: 11.9 mi
- Bryant Station: 14.8 mi
- Briary: 14.9 mi
- Port Sullivan: 15.0 mi
- Wilson Hill: 8.5 mi
- Hart Mountain: 10.5 mi
- Eland Rough: 10.8 mi
- Taylor Mountain: 11.9 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 12.2 mi
- Milam County Historical Jail Museum: 2.1 mi
- Milam County Historical Museum: 2.2 mi
- Hearn Depot & Camp Hearne: 20.9 mi
- Yellow Bluff: 6.9 mi
- TXDAR Centennial Park - Old Nashville Site: 17.4 mi
- Pecan Grove Wildlife Area: 24.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Steamboat Washington Landed Here. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor Mountain | SSE 165° | 196 m | 11.9 mi |
| Hart Mountain | SSE 161° | 194 m | 10.5 mi |
| Wilson Hill | ESE 115° | 164 m | 8.5 mi |
| Eland Rough | ESE 116° | 150 m | 10.8 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | E 95° | 150 m | 12.2 mi |
| Long Mountain | E 95° | 140 m | 12.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:08 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:26 | 19:59 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:54 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 16:54 | 17:31 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Dec.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 50 | 55 | 61 | 68 | 75 | 81 | 83 | 84 | 79 | 69 | 60 | 52 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 5.3 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 3.1 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cameron, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12452343253
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