Town of Lexington
Town of Lexington is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 140 m. Yegua Benchmark stands 232 m to the west-southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Heritage Square, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Brazos Trail passes 8.0 miles off. 108 named places lie within 25 miles, 8 of them named summits.
The story
Town in Lee County, Texas, United States.
Wikidata Q982607, matched on coordinates and name (162 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1969
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 8.0 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
- 26.7 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
108 named places within 25 miles
- Lexington Masonic Lodge No. 138: 0.1 mi
- United Methodist Church of Lexington: 0.1 mi
- The First Baptist Church of Lexington: 0.2 mi
- Lexington Schools: 0.2 mi
- Lexington Memorial Cemetery: 0.7 mi
- Heritage Square: 0.0 mi
- Lexington Memorial Park: 0.5 mi
- Giddings Volunteer Fire Department Firemen's Park: 16.1 mi
- Simmang Northwest Park: 16.1 mi
- Fair Park & Rodeo Arena: 16.1 mi
- Buzzard Knobs: 6.1 mi
- Clay Hill: 8.0 mi
- Yegua Benchmark: 11.9 mi
- Yegua Knobbs: 12.2 mi
- Mockingbird Hill: 17.1 mi
- Lee County Museum: 16.7 mi
- Coupland Museum: 19.9 mi
- Burleson County Czech Heritage Museum: 20.5 mi
- Texas Wendish Heritage Museum: 20.7 mi
- Burleson County Historical Museum: 20.7 mi
- Nile: 15.9 mi
- Bushdale: 18.6 mi
- Grassyville: 19.6 mi
- Yewpon: 21.2 mi
- Pin Oak: 23.3 mi
- The Dime Box: 11.8 mi
- Memorial Grove: 15.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Town of Lexington. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yegua Benchmark | WSW 245° | 232 m | 11.9 mi |
| Yegua Knobbs | WSW 243° | 225 m | 12.2 mi |
| Lotman Hill | SW 219° | 201 m | 23.6 mi |
| Taylor Mountain | NNE 21° | 196 m | 18.9 mi |
| Hart Mountain | NNE 21° | 194 m | 20.5 mi |
| Clay Hill | W 273° | 138 m | 8.0 mi |
| Mockingbird Hill | E 84° | 128 m | 17.1 mi |
| Buzzard Knobs | SSE 147° | 121 m | 6.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:08 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:27 | 19:59 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:54 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 16:56 | 17:32 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Dec.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 50 | 54 | 61 | 67 | 75 | 82 | 84 | 85 | 79 | 70 | 59 | 52 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 4.7 | 3.2 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 4.6 | 3.3 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lexington, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12438060716
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