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Town of Tatum

Town of Tatum from directly overhead

Town of Tatum is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 102 m. Greems Mountain stands 167 m to the south-southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Tatum on the Santa Fe Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Forest Trail passes 13 miles off. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

city in Rusk and Panola counties in Texas, United States

Wikidata Q982545, matched on coordinates and name (245 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1980
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates32.31636, -94.51718

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Eagle's Nest Park: 1.0 mi
  • Hallsville City Park: 13.5 mi
  • Rollins Park: 14.8 mi
  • Davis Park: 14.8 mi
  • Jonathan Anderson Memorial Park: 15.2 mi
Attractions: 8
Peaks: 7
  • The Sand Hills: 5.3 mi
  • Stonewall Hill: 17.3 mi
  • Holland Mountain: 18.6 mi
  • Hog Mountain: 19.5 mi
  • Sixmile Hill: 19.8 mi
Artworks: 5
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 2
Picnic sites: 2
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Town of Tatum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Greems MountainSSW 193°167 m21.9 mi
Holland MountainW 274°159 m18.6 mi
The Sand HillsSSE 162°134 m5.3 mi
Stonewall HillSSE 166°97 m17.3 mi
Sixmile HillSE 134°96 m19.8 mi
Risinger HillSSE 152°95 m24.2 mi
Hog MountainS 179°90 m19.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2318:5819:30
June solstice06:1219:5320:29
September equinox07:0718:4419:16
December solstice07:1616:4017:18

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F475058657279838377665649
Precip in4.34.24.74.64.44.92.93.13.54.54.25.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Longview Wsmo, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/13971419050

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