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Texas' First Narrow Gauge Railway Depot

Texas' First Narrow Gauge Railway Depot from directly overhead

Texas' First Narrow Gauge Railway Depot is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 52 m. Red Hill stands 94 m to the west, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is James Tarrant Pattison Homesite, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 10 miles off. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1963
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates29.82365, -95.99184

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Bostick Park: 3.2 mi
  • City Park: 6.3 mi
  • San Felipe de Austin State Historic Site: 6.4 mi
  • Stephen F. Austin State Park: 7.2 mi
  • Sunterra Lagoon: 8.1 mi
Attractions: 19
  • Museum: 6.4 mi
  • 1824 Well: 6.5 mi
  • St Mary's Grotto: 7.5 mi
  • San Felipe de Austin: 7.6 mi
  • YBR: 9.0 mi
Museums: 14
Artworks: 12
Gardens: 8
Peaks: 7
  • Pool Hill: 10.1 mi
  • Wolf Hill: 11.3 mi
  • Hockley Mound: 12.9 mi
  • Huntington Mound: 15.1 mi
  • Red Hill: 17.9 mi
Nature reserves: 3
  • Long Meadow Farms Nature Preserve: 18.9 mi
  • Terry Hershey Park: 23.5 mi
  • Cy-Fair Nature Trails: 23.6 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Outdoor Seating Area: 11.6 mi
  • Shelter A: 17.6 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Cinco Ranch Beach Club: 14.9 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Texas' First Narrow Gauge Railway Depot. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Red HillW 269°94 m17.9 mi
Hockley MoundNNE 29°74 m12.9 mi
Wolf HillENE 63°52 m11.3 mi
Pool HillSSE 164°40 m10.1 mi
Huntington MoundSSE 152°35 m15.1 mi
Oak HillSE 127°29 m18.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2919:0419:36
June solstice06:2519:5320:28
September equinox07:1318:5019:22
December solstice07:1616:5417:30

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F535663697682848480716155

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sealy, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12453801368

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