Texas Statesman William Pettus Hobby
Texas Statesman William Pettus Hobby is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 108 m. Wolf Hill stands 111 m to the northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Hobby Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Forest Trail runs past it. 84 named places lie within 25 miles, 10 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 1964
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- On the Texas Forest Trail
84 named places within 25 miles
- Moscow: 0.1 mi
- First Baptist Church: 0.1 mi
- Moscow Male and Female Academy: 0.2 mi
- E. C. Matthews Home: 0.2 mi
- Near Boyhood Home of John Wesley Hardin: 4.0 mi
- Hobby Park: 0.0 mi
- Chester City Park: 12.7 mi
- US 59 Neches River Access: 14.8 mi
- Joe Pedigo Park: 15.0 mi
- Anniversary Gazebo Park: 15.7 mi
- Big Hill: 15.6 mi
- Hooper Bluff: 15.9 mi
- Duck Roost: 16.4 mi
- Indian Hill: 19.8 mi
- Blackland Hill: 21.4 mi
- Laurelia: 3.5 mi
- Pleasant Hill: 6.4 mi
- Sumpter: 15.7 mi
- Mobile: 20.5 mi
- Beulah: 20.6 mi
- Alabama-Coushatta Indian Reservation Museum: 15.0 mi
- Polk County Memorial Museum: 15.9 mi
- Livingston Museum: 15.9 mi
- The History Center: 18.4 mi
- Naranjo Museum of Natural History: 24.6 mi
- Yellow Bluff: 17.1 mi
- Hog Head Bluff: 17.7 mi
- Big Bluff: 23.1 mi
- Polk County Northbound Rest Area: 6.0 mi
- Polk County Southbound Rest Area: 6.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Texas Statesman William Pettus Hobby. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolf Hill | NE 53° | 111 m | 21.9 mi |
| Bill Hill | NE 44° | 101 m | 22.5 mi |
| Blackland Hill | E 80° | 93 m | 21.4 mi |
| Big Hill | ENE 70° | 79 m | 15.6 mi |
| Miles Hill | ENE 73° | 62 m | 22.5 mi |
| Darby Hill | WSW 243° | 54 m | 23.9 mi |
| Sand Hill | E 82° | 53 m | 23.1 mi |
| Hooper Bluff | N 354° | 52 m | 15.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:59 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 06:17 | 19:51 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:46 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 16:46 | 17:22 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 51 | 55 | 62 | 68 | 76 | 82 | 85 | 85 | 79 | 70 | 60 | 53 |
| Precip in | 4.5 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 5.1 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 5.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Livingston 2 NNE, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12453466614
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