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Steele's Store Community

Steele's Store Community from directly overhead

Steele's Store Community is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 76 m. Taylor Mountain stands 196 m to the west, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Sims, a ghost town 0.3 miles away. Texas Brazos Trail passes 3.2 miles off. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1992
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates30.66981, -96.54898

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Bryan Regional Athletic Complex: 9.3 mi
  • Autumn Lake Park: 9.7 mi
  • Villa West Park: 9.9 mi
  • Henderson Park: 10.0 mi
  • Steele-Milburn Field: 10.0 mi
Ghost towns: 12
Museums: 11
Peaks: 10
  • Mount Aggie: 12.8 mi
  • Long Mountain: 14.8 mi
  • Eland Rough: 15.3 mi
  • Sugarloaf Mountain: 15.4 mi
  • Red Hill: 16.2 mi
Artworks: 9
  • Square One Art Gallery: 10.4 mi
  • Art 979 Art Gallery: 10.4 mi
  • Our Lady of Victory: 12.6 mi
  • George Bush Statue: 12.7 mi
  • How to Build a Sphere Out of Cubes: 12.9 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • 1st Methodist Park: 10.8 mi
  • Haswell Park Picnic #3: 11.2 mi
  • Haswell Park Picnic #2: 11.3 mi
  • Haswell Park Picnic #4: 11.3 mi
  • Haswell Park Picnic #1: 11.3 mi
Gardens: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • TXDAR Centennial Park - Old Nashville Site: 12.4 mi
  • Picnic Area: 17.5 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Earth Art: 10.4 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Taylor MountainW 270°196 m20.5 mi
Hart MountainW 274°194 m20.2 mi
Wilson HillWNW 296°164 m17.6 mi
Eland RoughWNW 296°150 m15.3 mi
Sugarloaf MountainNW 312°150 m15.4 mi
Red HillNNE 18°143 m16.2 mi
Long MountainNW 314°140 m14.8 mi
Mockingbird HillSSW 214°128 m18.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0619:38
June solstice06:2519:5720:33
September equinox07:1518:5219:24
December solstice07:2016:5317:30

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F525562697683858681716053
Precip in3.42.93.42.94.64.02.03.13.54.93.33.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — College STN Easterwood FLD, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/13971419779

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