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Steele's Academy

Steele's Academy from directly overhead

Steele's Academy is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 103 m. Gary Hill stands 77 m to the northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Albert Holley House, a historic site 1.6 miles away. Texas Forest Trail passes 11 miles off. 80 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

Coordinates31.18504, -95.23577

80 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 7
  • Trinity County Park: 8.7 mi
  • Trilady Park: 12.5 mi
  • Davy Crockett Memorial Park: 15.4 mi
  • Thomas Jefferson Payne Home: 18.0 mi
  • Stewart Memorial Park: 19.1 mi
Peaks: 6
  • Sugar Mounds: 13.1 mi
  • Gary Hill: 20.8 mi
  • Rocky Hill: 22.5 mi
  • Hooper Bluff: 22.7 mi
  • Camp Hill: 22.8 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Cliffs: 3

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gary HillNW77 m20.8 mi
Rocky HillS77 m22.5 mi
Sugar MoundsNE73 m13.1 mi
Camp HillS61 m22.8 mi
Hooper BluffE52 m22.7 mi
Duck RoostE45 m23.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2619:0119:33
June solstice06:1819:5320:29
September equinox07:1018:4719:19
December solstice07:1616:4717:23

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F505560687681848479695952

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Groveton, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12453774570

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