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Texas Civil War Iron Works

Texas Civil War Iron Works from directly overhead

Texas Civil War Iron Works is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 121 m. Tater Hill Mountain stands 234 m to the northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Tater Hill, a peak 0.6 miles away. Texas Forest Trail passes 12 miles off. 40 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1965
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates31.90731, -95.38604

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 40
  • Tater Hill: 0.6 mi
  • Luker Mountain: 1.7 mi
  • Bowman Mountain: 2.2 mi
  • Gray Mountain: 4.1 mi
  • Cary Lake Mountain: 4.3 mi
Parks: 39
  • Lake Jacksonville Park: 5.7 mi
  • Baseball and Soccer Complex: 6.3 mi
  • Love Street Park: 7.3 mi
  • Bolton Park: 7.8 mi
  • Nichols' Green Park: 8.3 mi
Museums: 5
Nature reserves: 5
Ghost towns: 4
Attractions: 3
Rest areas: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Texas Civil War Iron Works. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tater Hill MountainNW 319°234 m22.5 mi
Pine MountainW 280°231 m18.4 mi
Rock HillNW 307°214 m18.0 mi
Bradford MountainESE 121°214 m20.7 mi
Pryor MountainSE 138°210 m17.3 mi
Gray MountainNNW 344°209 m4.1 mi
Ghent MountainSE 137°207 m6.1 mi
Mount HopeSE 142°206 m11.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2619:0119:33
June solstice06:1719:5520:31
September equinox07:1018:4819:20
December solstice07:1916:4517:22

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F465057647279838277665649
Precip in4.54.23.83.44.34.03.43.13.54.74.24.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jacksonville, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12402928632

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