The Yale Summer Forestry Camp and Gifford Pinchot
The Yale Summer Forestry Camp and Gifford Pinchot is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 108 m. Blackland Hill stands 93 m to the north, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Heritage Village Museum, a museum 2.3 miles away. Texas Forest Trail passes 2.5 miles off. 42 named places lie within 25 miles, 8 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 1986
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 2.5 mi off the Texas Forest Trail
42 named places within 25 miles
- Tolar Kitchen: 2.5 mi
- Site of Henry T. Scott School: 2.5 mi
- Original Site of Bethel Baptist Church: 2.7 mi
- Home of James Edward Wheat: 2.8 mi
- Woodville Academy and Woodville College: 2.8 mi
- John H Kirby State Forest: 11.2 mi
- Chester City Park: 17.0 mi
- Martin Dies Junior State Park: 17.6 mi
- State Wildlife Scientific Area: 18.5 mi
- Historical Monument Site of Fort Teran: 20.3 mi
- Pedigo Hill: 14.5 mi
- Sand Hill: 15.8 mi
- Blackland Hill: 16.4 mi
- Miles Hill: 19.1 mi
- Big Hill: 19.9 mi
- Heritage Village Museum: 2.3 mi
- Alabama-Coushatta Indian Reservation Museum: 22.4 mi
- Watson Rare Native Plant Reserve: 11.2 mi
- Holland Cemetery Hunting Area: 17.9 mi
- Big Bluff: 18.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Yale Summer Forestry Camp and Gifford Pinchot. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackland Hill | N 352° | 93 m | 16.4 mi |
| Big Hill | NNW 334° | 79 m | 19.9 mi |
| Pace Hill | NE 42° | 72 m | 22.3 mi |
| Miles Hill | N 355° | 62 m | 19.1 mi |
| Pedigo Hill | ENE 66° | 53 m | 14.5 mi |
| Sand Hill | N 358° | 53 m | 15.8 mi |
| Lynch Hill | NE 41° | 45 m | 22.7 mi |
| Caney Head | SE 136° | 37 m | 22.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:58 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 06:16 | 19:49 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:44 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 16:45 | 17:21 |
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 | 50 | 54 | 61 | 68 | 75 | 81 | 84 | 84 | 79 | 69 | 60 | 52 |
| Precip in | 4.7 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 5.8 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 5.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wildwood, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/13971440935
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