The Trail Drivers of Southwest Texas
The Trail Drivers of Southwest Texas is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 94 m. Frederick Mound stands 154 m to the north, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Yoakum, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Independence Trail passes 21 miles off. 81 named places lie within 25 miles, 6 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 1936
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 21.0 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
81 named places within 25 miles
- Yoakum: 0.0 mi
- Hochheim Prairie Farm Mutual Insurance Association: 0.2 mi
- Holy Cross Lutheran Church: 0.3 mi
- Yoakum National Bank: 0.7 mi
- First Baptist Church of Yoakum: 1.0 mi
- Yoakum Municipal Park: 1.6 mi
- Yoakum City Park: 1.6 mi
- Welhausen Park: 9.2 mi
- Alexander Park: 15.2 mi
- Cuero Municipal Park: 16.4 mi
- Pin Oak Mound: 19.5 mi
- Frederick Mound: 20.1 mi
- Mustang Mott: 20.1 mi
- Windy Hill: 21.5 mi
- Santa Anna Mound: 21.5 mi
- Edwin Wolters Memorial Museum: 8.5 mi
- DeWitt Wildflower Museum: 16.3 mi
- Lavaca Historical Museum: 17.0 mi
- Gonzales Memorial Museum: 22.3 mi
- Old Jail Museum: 22.6 mi
- Petersburg: 15.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Trail Drivers of Southwest Texas. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frederick Mound | N 360° | 154 m | 20.1 mi |
| Russell Hill | N 0° | 154 m | 23.3 mi |
| Pin Oak Mound | NNW 342° | 107 m | 19.5 mi |
| Mustang Mott | SW 232° | 100 m | 20.1 mi |
| Santa Anna Mound | NW 305° | 95 m | 21.5 mi |
| Windy Hill | W 262° | 71 m | 21.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:09 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:31 | 19:57 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:55 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 17:00 | 17:35 |
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 | 52 | 56 | 62 | 69 | 76 | 81 | 83 | 84 | 79 | 71 | 62 | 54 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 1.9 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 3.2 | 2.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yoakum, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12438066393
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