Thomas H. Mays
Thomas H. Mays is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 111 m. Yegua Benchmark stands 232 m to the north-northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Firemans Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Texas Independence Trail runs past it. 13 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 2005
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- On the Texas Independence Trail
- 11.0 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Firemans Park: 0.1 mi
- Kerr Community Park: 0.2 mi
- Ferry Park: 0.3 mi
- Paul C. Bell Square: 0.4 mi
- Fishermans Park: 0.5 mi
- Captain James Burleson: 0.1 mi
- Home Town of Texas Confederate Major Joseph D. Sayers: 0.2 mi
- Confederate veterans' memorial: 0.2 mi
- Jung - Pearcy House: 0.2 mi
- Veterans' Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Lotman Hill: 4.4 mi
- Caldwell Knob: 9.7 mi
- Royston Hill: 10.0 mi
- High Point: 10.1 mi
- Flag Hill: 15.0 mi
- Museum of the Bastrop County Historical Society: 0.3 mi
- Rockne Museum: 10.3 mi
- Smithville Railroad Historical Park and Museum: 11.6 mi
- Elgin Depot Museum: 16.8 mi
- Texas Wendish Heritage Museum: 19.7 mi
- Onion Creek Wildlife Sanctuary: 19.0 mi
- Decker Tallgrass Prairie Preserve: 21.5 mi
- Hornsby Bend Ecological Research Area: 21.6 mi
- Indiangrass Wildlife Sanctuary: 21.9 mi
- Red Bluff Nature Preserve: 24.3 mi
- Ms. Pearl the Giant Squirrel Statue: 12.3 mi
- Fork in the Road: 19.6 mi
- The Giant Rooster: 23.7 mi
- Reach for Your Dreams: 24.8 mi
- Bastrop Community Garden: 0.4 mi
- Memorial Grove: 12.3 mi
- Red Bluffs: 3.3 mi
- Bird Bluff: 24.7 mi
- CCC Water Fountain: 2.3 mi
- Stone picnic table: 24.7 mi
- Lower McKinney Falls: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Thomas H. Mays. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yegua Benchmark | NNE 25° | 232 m | 17.8 mi |
| Bastrop County High Point | SSW 203° | 226 m | 16.8 mi |
| Yegua Knobbs | NNE 25° | 225 m | 17.2 mi |
| Crouch Benchmark | SSW 203° | 224 m | 20.8 mi |
| Flag Hill | SSW 204° | 221 m | 15.0 mi |
| Pilot Knob | W 279° | 217 m | 23.7 mi |
| Bald Knob | NW 314° | 205 m | 22.8 mi |
| Lotman Hill | NE 52° | 201 m | 4.4 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, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12395093415
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