Historic site · Texas
Virginia Field Park
Virginia Field Park is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 109 m. Hart Mountain stands 194 m to the south-southwest, 24 miles off. Texas Brazos Trail runs past it. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1968
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
Coordinates30.98277, -96.66867
- On the Texas Brazos Trail
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Barton Home: 0.1 mi
- Dr. Benjamin Franklin Hammond: 0.1 mi
- Stricker-Sneed House: 0.1 mi
- The Parish Carriage House: 0.1 mi
- First Baptist Church of Calvert: 0.2 mi
Parks: 15
- Virginia Field Park: 0.1 mi
- Ruben Gomez East Side Park: 8.4 mi
- Bob Jones Park: 8.8 mi
- Franklin Ranch Community Park: 10.8 mi
- Panther Field: 18.9 mi
Ghost towns: 12
- Port Sullivan: 8.2 mi
- Owensville: 10.8 mi
- Nashville: 10.9 mi
- Briary: 13.9 mi
- Clarkson: 15.2 mi
Peaks: 7
- Long Mountain: 12.0 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 12.0 mi
- Red Hill: 13.6 mi
- Wilson Hill: 16.4 mi
- Eland Rough: 16.4 mi
Museums: 3
- Hearn Depot & Camp Hearne: 7.9 mi
- Milam County Historical Jail Museum: 20.4 mi
- Milam County Historical Museum: 20.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
- TXDAR Centennial Park - Old Nashville Site: 10.9 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Yellow Bluff: 16.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Virginia Field Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hart Mountain | SSW 213° | 194 m | 24.0 mi |
| Wilson Hill | SSW 212° | 164 m | 16.4 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | SSW 201° | 150 m | 12.0 mi |
| Eland Rough | SSW 204° | 150 m | 16.4 mi |
| Red Hill | ESE 117° | 143 m | 13.6 mi |
| Long Mountain | SSW 198° | 140 m | 12.0 mi |
| Bald Hill | NNW 338° | 122 m | 22.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:07 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:24 | 19:59 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:53 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 16:53 | 17:30 |
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 | 68 | 75 | 82 | 84 | 85 | 79 | 70 | 59 | 51 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 2.7 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 1.6 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 4.7 | 3.3 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Franklin, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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