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Stringtown Schoolhouse

Stringtown Schoolhouse from directly overhead

Stringtown Schoolhouse is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 77 m. Twin Hills stands 157 m to the northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Cedar Grove Community, a historic site 3.7 miles away. Attakapas-Coushatta Scenic Byway passes 8.4 miles off. 79 named places lie within 25 miles, 9 of them named summits.

What the record says

Built
2000
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates30.90146, -93.62796

Overlooks nearby

79 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 13
  • Caney Creek Park: 8.9 mi
  • Boise-Vernon Wildlife Management Area: 13.3 mi
  • Beauregard Old River Game and Fish Preserve: 14.9 mi
  • Sam Forse Collins Recreational Park: 18.4 mi
  • West Park: 20.2 mi
Peaks: 9
  • Gunter Hill: 12.9 mi
  • Sand Hills: 18.9 mi
  • Twin Hills: 19.1 mi
  • Fox Hunters Hill: 20.6 mi
  • Bald Hill: 21.7 mi
Museums: 3
  • Merryville Historical Society and Museum: 11.4 mi
  • Beauregard Museum: 20.6 mi
  • Jasper County Historical Museum: 22.1 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Attractions: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Twin HillsNW157 m19.1 mi
Hi Truett HillWNW143 m23.6 mi
Chinquapin HillNW116 m24.1 mi
Bald HillW111 m21.7 mi
Walker HillNW111 m24.8 mi
Sand HillsN108 m18.9 mi
Fox Hunters HillNNW108 m20.6 mi
Gunter HillNNE86 m12.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:5519:26
June solstice06:1319:4620:22
September equinox07:0418:4119:13
December solstice07:0916:4117:18

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Dec.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485259657380838277675750
Precip in5.34.55.14.74.34.94.73.43.94.24.85.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Toledo Bend DAM, 19 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/13971439862

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