Texas Civil War Iron Works
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. 151 named places lie within 25 miles, 38 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 1965
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 12.2 mi off the Texas Forest Trail
151 named places within 25 miles
- Earle's Chapel Cemetery: 3.3 mi
- Earle's Chapel Methodist Church: 3.4 mi
- Murdoch McDonald: 7.0 mi
- Jackson Smith: 7.1 mi
- Sea Scouts Ship 400: 7.1 mi
- 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
- 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
- McDonald Museum: 7.3 mi
- Kathleen C Fitzgerald Museum: 12.1 mi
- Norman Memorial Museum: 15.9 mi
- Bullard History Museum: 16.5 mi
- Howard House Museum: 17.0 mi
- Steven Bennett Park: 16.0 mi
- Davey Dogwood Park: 16.9 mi
- City Lake Park: 19.0 mi
- Wolf Creek Lake Park: 20.4 mi
- Lakeview Assembly: 24.9 mi
- Jarvis: 11.1 mi
- Etna: 16.1 mi
- New Birmingham: 18.1 mi
- Lone Star: 20.7 mi
- Texas State Railroad - Rusk Depot: 13.6 mi
- Fairy Garden Trail: 17.3 mi
- Cherokee Trace Drive-Thru Safari: 20.2 mi
- Cherokee County Northbound Rest Area: 10.5 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tater Hill Mountain | NW 319° | 234 m | 22.5 mi |
| Pine Mountain | W 280° | 231 m | 18.4 mi |
| Rock Hill | NW 307° | 214 m | 18.0 mi |
| Bradford Mountain | ESE 121° | 214 m | 20.7 mi |
| Pryor Mountain | SE 138° | 210 m | 17.3 mi |
| Gray Mountain | NNW 344° | 209 m | 4.1 mi |
| Ghent Mountain | SE 137° | 207 m | 6.1 mi |
| Mount Hope | SE 142° | 206 m | 11.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 19:01 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 06:17 | 19:55 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:48 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 16:45 | 17:22 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 46 | 50 | 57 | 64 | 72 | 79 | 83 | 82 | 77 | 66 | 56 | 49 |
| Precip in | 4.5 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jacksonville, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12402928632
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