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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. 81 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

81 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 HillsNW 321°157 m19.1 mi
Hi Truett HillWNW 288°143 m23.6 mi
Chinquapin HillNW 322°116 m24.1 mi
Bald HillW 260°111 m21.7 mi
Walker HillNW 319°111 m24.8 mi
Sand HillsN 358°108 m18.9 mi
Fox Hunters HillNNW 343°108 m20.6 mi
Gunter HillNNE 11°86 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 5080 °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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