The Gotier Trace
The Gotier Trace is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 159 m. Yegua Benchmark stands 232 m to the north-northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Lost Pines of Texas, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Independence Trail passes 0.4 miles off. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1967
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 0.4 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
- 10.2 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Lost Pines of Texas: 0.0 mi
- Early History of the City of Bastrop: 0.0 mi
- Bastrop County: 0.1 mi
- Felipe Enrique Neri Baron de Bastrop: 0.6 mi
- The CCC at Bastrop State Park: 0.6 mi
- Mayfest Park: 0.2 mi
- Kerr Community Park: 1.1 mi
- Firemans Park: 1.3 mi
- Paul C. Bell Square: 1.6 mi
- Ferry Park: 1.6 mi
- Lotman Hill: 3.3 mi
- Royston Hill: 9.5 mi
- High Point: 10.4 mi
- Caldwell Knob: 10.9 mi
- Flag Hill: 15.7 mi
- Museum of the Bastrop County Historical Society: 1.6 mi
- Smithville Railroad Historical Park and Museum: 10.4 mi
- Rockne Museum: 11.4 mi
- Elgin Depot Museum: 17.0 mi
- Texas Wendish Heritage Museum: 18.3 mi
- Onion Creek Wildlife Sanctuary: 20.3 mi
- Decker Tallgrass Prairie Preserve: 22.5 mi
- Hornsby Bend Ecological Research Area: 22.8 mi
- Indiangrass Wildlife Sanctuary: 22.8 mi
- Ms. Pearl the Giant Squirrel Statue: 13.6 mi
- Fork in the Road: 20.8 mi
- The Giant Rooster: 24.8 mi
- Bastrop Community Garden: 1.6 mi
- Memorial Grove: 11.3 mi
- CCC Water Fountain: 1.0 mi
- Red Bluffs: 2.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Gotier Trace. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yegua Benchmark | NNE 21° | 232 m | 17.2 mi |
| Bastrop County High Point | SSW 206° | 226 m | 17.5 mi |
| Yegua Knobbs | NNE 21° | 225 m | 16.5 mi |
| Crouch Benchmark | SSW 206° | 224 m | 21.5 mi |
| Flag Hill | SSW 208° | 221 m | 15.7 mi |
| Bald Knob | NW 311° | 205 m | 23.7 mi |
| Lotman Hill | NE 39° | 201 m | 3.3 mi |
| Caldwell Knob | WNW 285° | 177 m | 10.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:09 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:29 | 19:59 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:56 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 16:58 | 17:34 |
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 | 54 | 61 | 68 | 76 | 82 | 84 | 85 | 80 | 70 | 60 | 52 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 3.2 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 2.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Smithville, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12395089099
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