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Townsite of Coldspring

Townsite of Coldspring from directly overhead

Townsite of Coldspring is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 110 m. Shepard Hill stands 95 m to the west-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Governor George Tyler Wood, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Forest Trail passes 0.3 miles off. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

city in and county seat of San Jacinto County, Texas, United States

Wikidata Q980136, matched on coordinates and name (610 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1970
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates30.59211, -95.12895

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 32
  • Coldspring Memorial Park: 0.5 mi
  • Coldspring Dixie Baseball Field: 0.8 mi
  • Town Hall Park: 0.9 mi
  • Cochran Lane Park: 1.0 mi
  • Double Lake SP: 2.1 mi
Peaks: 7
  • Indian Hill: 10.9 mi
  • Darby Hill: 12.2 mi
  • Liberty Hill: 12.7 mi
  • Camp Hill: 19.7 mi
  • Rocky Hill: 20.4 mi
Museums: 5
Nature reserves: 1
Cliffs: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shepard HillWSW 251°95 m24.2 mi
Gospel HillNW 321°92 m21.2 mi
Liberty HillNNW 332°82 m12.7 mi
Rocky HillNNW 336°77 m20.4 mi
Camp HillNNW 338°61 m19.7 mi
Darby HillNNW 344°54 m12.2 mi
Indian HillNNE 12°45 m10.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2519:0119:32
June solstice06:1919:5220:27
September equinox07:1018:4719:19
December solstice07:1416:4817:24

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515562687682858579706053
Precip in4.53.73.74.34.55.13.23.44.44.64.55.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Livingston 2 NNE, 16 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12453759093

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