The First U. S. Postal Rural Mail Route in Texas
The First U. S. Postal Rural Mail Route in Texas is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 81 m. Obar Hill stands 181 m to the southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Casino Hall, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Independence Trail runs past it. 130 named places lie within 25 miles, 8 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 1936
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- On the Texas Independence Trail
- 24.0 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
130 named places within 25 miles
- Casino Hall: 0.1 mi
- Fayette County Courthouse: 0.1 mi
- Birthplace of the SPJST: 0.1 mi
- Webb-Schneider House: 0.2 mi
- City Library Building: 0.2 mi
- Kruschel Park: 0.3 mi
- Lester Park: 0.7 mi
- Jaycee Park: 0.9 mi
- White Rock Park: 1.2 mi
- Monument Hill & Kreische Brewery State Historic Site: 1.3 mi
- N W Faison Home and Museum: 0.6 mi
- Fayette Heritage Museum and Archives: 0.6 mi
- Fayetteville Area Heritage Museum: 12.0 mi
- Center for American History Winedale Historical Center: 12.4 mi
- Round Top Area History Museum: 12.4 mi
- Black Jack Springs: 8.5 mi
- Osage: 15.0 mi
- Flower Hill: 15.7 mi
- Stella: 15.8 mi
- Pin Oak: 17.6 mi
- Monument Hill: 1.6 mi
- Indian Hill: 4.6 mi
- Hellers Hill: 10.1 mi
- Live Oak Hill: 12.6 mi
- Rocky Hill: 14.6 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 2.1 mi
- White Bluffs: 24.1 mi
- Colorado County Westbound Rest Area: 21.7 mi
- Colorado County Eastbound Rest Area: 21.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The First U. S. Postal Rural Mail Route in Texas. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obar Hill | SW 221° | 181 m | 21.9 mi |
| Royston Hill | WNW 285° | 174 m | 21.6 mi |
| Hellers Hill | NNE 31° | 168 m | 10.1 mi |
| Homeyer Mountain | NE 35° | 139 m | 21.6 mi |
| Monument Hill | SSW 199° | 138 m | 1.6 mi |
| Rocky Hill | ESE 105° | 137 m | 14.6 mi |
| Live Oak Hill | ESE 109° | 125 m | 12.6 mi |
| Indian Hill | NNW 335° | 101 m | 4.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:08 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:28 | 19:57 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:54 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 16:57 | 17:33 |
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 | 61 | 68 | 76 | 82 | 85 | 86 | 80 | 71 | 60 | 53 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LA Grange, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12403586761
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