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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. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1936
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

How to reach it

Coordinates31.18504, -95.23577

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
Rest areas: 1

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 HillNW 305°77 m20.8 mi
Rocky HillS 185°77 m22.5 mi
Sugar MoundsNE 38°73 m13.1 mi
Camp HillS 183°61 m22.8 mi
Hooper BluffE 96°52 m22.7 mi
Duck RoostE 95°45 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 5080 °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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