Union Hill School
Union Hill School is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 219 m. Chalk Mountain stands 390 m to the west-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is First United Methodist Church of Morgan, a historic site 4.7 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail runs past it. 189 named places lie within 25 miles, 29 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 1981
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- On the Texas Lakes Trail
189 named places within 25 miles
- First United Methodist Church of Morgan: 4.7 mi
- Baker-Lain Cemetery: 8.0 mi
- Steiner Baptist Church: 9.4 mi
- Boyhood Home of John A. Lomax: 10.7 mi
- Blum Cemetery: 10.7 mi
- Morgan Lakeside Park: 5.5 mi
- Nolan River Park: 6.9 mi
- Chisholm Trail Park: 6.9 mi
- Steele Creek Park: 8.2 mi
- Hamm Creek Park: 8.5 mi
- Powelldale Mountains: 4.9 mi
- Bee Mountain: 5.8 mi
- Pilot Knob: 10.1 mi
- Dinner Hill: 12.3 mi
- Flat Top Mountain: 15.4 mi
- Walnut Springs City Museum: 10.9 mi
- Texas Children's Museum: 15.5 mi
- Barnard's Mill and Art Museum: 15.7 mi
- Somervell County Historical Society Museum: 15.8 mi
- Whitney museum: 16.5 mi
- Welcome to Walnut Springs: 10.9 mi
- Historic Barnards Mill: 15.7 mi
- Barnards of the Brazos: 15.8 mi
- Historic Glen Rose: 15.8 mi
- Paluxy Trading Co.: 15.8 mi
- Robinson Bluff: 5.1 mi
- Hendrick Arnold Bluff: 5.4 mi
- Bluff Mills: 7.8 mi
- Broke Rock: 8.8 mi
- White Bluff: 9.1 mi
- Serenity Point: 12.9 mi
- Apatosaurus: 19.0 mi
- Tyrannosaurus rex: 19.0 mi
- The Spirit of Cleburne: 21.1 mi
- ATSF 999457: 21.9 mi
- Brazos Point: 8.5 mi
- Chalk Mountain: 21.0 mi
- Greenock: 24.8 mi
- Pendell: 24.9 mi
- Little Ham Hole Spring: 11.2 mi
- Big Ham Hole Spring: 11.3 mi
- Old City Spring: 21.5 mi
- Vivian J. Malone Preserve: 15.4 mi
- Glen Rose Bird Sanctuary: 15.8 mi
- Aquilla Wildlife Management Area: 23.0 mi
- Somervell County Master Gardeners Demo Garden: 15.6 mi
- Iris Garden: 20.3 mi
- Guinn Garden at Buffalo Creek: 21.4 mi
- Canoe Docks: 22.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Union Hill School. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chalk Mountain | WNW 289° | 390 m | 22.2 mi |
| Jackson Hill | SW 228° | 372 m | 23.4 mi |
| Spencer Mountain | SW 228° | 366 m | 21.4 mi |
| Cedar Mountain | W 262° | 362 m | 15.8 mi |
| Flat Top Mountain | W 262° | 359 m | 15.4 mi |
| Johnson Peak | WSW 245° | 358 m | 19.9 mi |
| Number Six Mountain | SW 223° | 348 m | 19.6 mi |
| Rogstad Mountain | SSW 211° | 343 m | 24.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:10 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:25 | 20:04 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:56 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:53 | 17:31 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 49 | 56 | 64 | 73 | 80 | 85 | 84 | 76 | 65 | 55 | 46 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 2.2 | 2.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rainbow, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12395124055
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