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The Old Beef Road

The Old Beef Road from directly overhead

The Old Beef Road is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 134 m. Twin Hills stands 157 m to the west-northwest, 6.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Mattox Cemetery, a historic site 0.4 miles away. Toledo Bend Forest Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off. 14 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1973
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates31.09188, -93.72585

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 15
  • Sam Forse Collins Recreational Park: 9.9 mi
  • South Toledo Bend State Park: 11.9 mi
  • Louisiana State Park Site 15: 13.4 mi
  • Fort Polk Recreation Site: 15.0 mi
  • Mill Creek Park: 17.1 mi
Peaks: 14
  • Twin Hills: 6.4 mi
  • Fox Hunters Hill: 6.5 mi
  • Sand Hills: 7.6 mi
  • Gunter Hill: 8.3 mi
  • Chinquapin Hill: 10.7 mi
Museums: 2
  • Patricia Huffman Smith NASA Museum: 18.9 mi
  • Jasper County Historical Museum: 20.1 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Moore Plantation WMA: 12.5 mi
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Old Beef Road. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Twin HillsWNW 286°157 m6.4 mi
Hi Truett HillWSW 250°143 m17.7 mi
Sand HillN 5°122 m18.0 mi
Chinquapin HillWNW 303°116 m10.7 mi
Rock HillN 4°114 m18.5 mi
Walker HillWNW 298°111 m11.9 mi
Bald HillSW 222°111 m23.1 mi
Fox Hunters HillN 358°108 m6.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:5519:27
June solstice06:1219:4720:22
September equinox07:0418:4119:13
December solstice07:1016:4117:18

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Dec.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485259657380838277675750
Precip in5.34.55.14.74.34.94.73.43.94.24.85.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Toledo Bend DAM, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12453442956

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