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Texas Railroads, C. S. A.

Texas Railroads, C. S. A. from directly overhead

Texas Railroads, C. S. A. is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 56 m. Hockley Mound stands 74 m to the west-southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Model Railroads Exhibition, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Forest Trail passes 17 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1964
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates30.09726, -95.61349

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Tomball Railroad Depot Plaza: 0.0 mi
  • Martin Luther King Jr Park: 0.3 mi
  • Matheson Park: 0.9 mi
  • Jurgens Park: 1.1 mi
  • Theis Attaway Nature Center: 1.5 mi
Artworks
  • Unbridled: 3.5 mi
  • Deer Frolic: 4.0 mi
  • SR 21: 6.1 mi
  • Boy Pushing Girl in Swing: 6.6 mi
  • Texas Whitetail Deer: 6.7 mi
Attractions: 29
  • Model Railroads Exhibition: 0.0 mi
  • 1907 Tomball's Caboose: 0.0 mi
  • Log House 18557: 0.4 mi
  • site of civil war era gunpowder mill explosion: 2.5 mi
  • Site of Civil War era gunpowder mill explosion: 2.7 mi
Museums: 21
Gardens: 13
Nature reserves: 5
Peaks: 3
  • Hockley Mound: 18.1 mi
  • Wolf Hill: 18.7 mi
  • Crater Hill: 19.9 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Shelter A: 21.0 mi
  • Outdoor Seating Area: 24.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Texas Railroads, C. S. A.. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hockley MoundWSW 245°74 m18.1 mi
Wolf HillSW 222°52 m18.7 mi
Crater HillNE 50°48 m19.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2719:0319:34
June solstice06:2219:5220:28
September equinox07:1218:4919:21
December solstice07:1516:5117:27

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F535763697783858580716155
Precip in3.52.73.43.84.95.43.74.95.25.64.03.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Houston Hooks MEM AP, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12403652965

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