Town of Shepherd
Town of Shepherd is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 43 m. Liberty Hill stands 82 m to the northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Shepherd Methodist Church, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Forest Trail passes 9.7 miles off. 120 named places lie within 25 miles, 4 of them named summits.
The story
Human settlement in San Jacinto County, Texas, United States of America.
Wikidata Q972421, matched on coordinates and name (999 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1972
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 9.7 mi off the Texas Forest Trail
120 named places within 25 miles
- Shepherd Methodist Church: 0.1 mi
- Near Site of Coushatta Indian Village: 2.4 mi
- Goodrich School: 8.1 mi
- Oak Shade Baptist Church: 9.2 mi
- Early Roads in Polk County: 9.3 mi
- 3Haunts: 6.6 mi
- Double Lake Recreation Area: 8.3 mi
- Cochran Lane Park: 8.9 mi
- Coldspring Dixie Baseball Field: 9.3 mi
- Coldspring Memorial Park: 9.5 mi
- Performance Stage: 23.9 mi
- Discovery Junction: 23.9 mi
- Nature Center: 23.9 mi
- Axe Throwing/Archery: 24.0 mi
- Koo Koo Kanoes: 24.0 mi
- Big Creek Scenic Area: 5.6 mi
- Trinity River National Wildlife Refuge - Butler Unit: 15.5 mi
- Trinity River National Wildlife Refuge - Silver Lake Unit: 17.0 mi
- Trinity River National Wildlife Refuge Brierwood Area: 19.7 mi
- Trinity River National Wildlife Refuge - Boars Den Area: 19.8 mi
- San Jacinto Old Jail Museum: 10.0 mi
- Cleveland Historical Museum: 11.8 mi
- Livingston Museum: 15.0 mi
- Polk County Memorial Museum: 15.0 mi
- Alabama-Coushatta Indian Reservation Museum: 18.2 mi
- Davis Hill: 15.9 mi
- Indian Hill: 17.8 mi
- Darby Hill: 21.1 mi
- Liberty Hill: 22.2 mi
- Polk County Southbound Rest Area: 24.8 mi
- Polk County Northbound Rest Area: 24.8 mi
- Fuqua: 16.2 mi
- Tanners Bluff: 20.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Town of Shepherd. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty Hill | NW 323° | 82 m | 22.2 mi |
| Davis Hill | SE 143° | 74 m | 15.9 mi |
| Darby Hill | NNW 329° | 54 m | 21.1 mi |
| Indian Hill | NNW 343° | 45 m | 17.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 19:00 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 06:19 | 19:51 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:46 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 16:48 | 17:24 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Dec.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 50 | 54 | 60 | 66 | 73 | 79 | 82 | 82 | 77 | 68 | 58 | 51 |
| Precip in | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cleveland, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12453759094
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