Town named for Governor F.S.Stockdale
Town named for Governor F.S.Stockdale is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 132 m. Rocky Point stands 237 m to the west-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is First Baptist Church of Stockdale, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 12 miles off. 135 named places lie within 25 miles, 9 of them named summits.
The story
City in Wilson County, Texas, United States.
Wikidata Q975204, matched on coordinates and name (307 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1964
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 12.2 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
135 named places within 25 miles
- First Baptist Church of Stockdale: 0.2 mi
- King-Lorenz House: 0.2 mi
- Stockdale Cemetery: 0.3 mi
- Christ United Methodist Church: 0.3 mi
- Wheeler Cemetery: 3.8 mi
- Bryce Field: 0.2 mi
- Stockdale City Park: 0.5 mi
- Sutherland Springs Community Park: 6.5 mi
- City of Nixon Central Park: 12.5 mi
- Masonic Youth Park: 12.5 mi
- Pandora: 7.7 mi
- Grass Pond Colony: 10.0 mi
- Albuquerque: 10.8 mi
- Concrete: 12.9 mi
- Doseido Colony: 13.6 mi
- Sutherland Springs Historical Museum: 6.3 mi
- Wilson County Jailhouse Museum: 13.5 mi
- Saint Joseph School Museum: 18.8 mi
- Pape Pecan House / Nutcracker Museum: 21.2 mi
- East Central Schools Museum: 21.4 mi
- Marcelinas Hills: 10.0 mi
- Kings Hill: 14.8 mi
- Rocky Point: 15.9 mi
- Bald Mound: 19.1 mi
- Capote Hills: 20.2 mi
- Suphur Spring: 6.4 mi
- Denning Spring: 10.2 mi
- Martin Luther Statue: 23.3 mi
- Steelmaker: 24.1 mi
- Jackson Nature Park: 3.0 mi
- Red Bluff: 11.6 mi
- Green Acres Golf and Games: 22.2 mi
- Water Garden Gems: 22.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Town named for Governor F.S.Stockdale. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Point | WNW 284° | 237 m | 15.9 mi |
| Kings Hill | N 8° | 228 m | 14.8 mi |
| Capote Knob | NNE 30° | 209 m | 20.8 mi |
| Capote Hills | NNE 31° | 181 m | 20.2 mi |
| Marcelinas Hills | WSW 245° | 171 m | 10.0 mi |
| Van Cleave Mound | E 98° | 143 m | 21.0 mi |
| Bald Mound | ESE 102° | 142 m | 19.1 mi |
| Rocky Mound | E 98° | 132 m | 20.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:12 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:34 | 20:00 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:59 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 17:03 | 17:39 |
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 | 55 | 62 | 68 | 76 | 82 | 84 | 85 | 79 | 70 | 61 | 53 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 2.2 | 2.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Nixon, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/6277661036
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