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Welcome William Chandler

Welcome William Chandler from directly overhead

Welcome William Chandler is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 407 m. Santa Anna Mountains stands 589 m to the west, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Brown County Jail, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Forts Trail runs past it. 33 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1983
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates31.72355, -98.98110

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 33
  • Round Mountain: 1.7 mi
  • Krueger Hill: 4.4 mi
  • Lancaster Hill: 11.5 mi
  • Mayberry Mountain: 11.6 mi
  • Salt Mountain: 13.3 mi
Parks: 24
  • Kiwanis Park: 0.3 mi
  • Letbetter Park: 0.4 mi
  • Old Main Park: 0.5 mi
  • Cecil Holman Park: 0.5 mi
  • Wiggins Park: 0.7 mi
Museums: 3
  • Brown County Museum of History: 0.0 mi
  • Martin & Frances Lehnis Railroad Musuem: 0.5 mi
  • Comanche County Museum: 22.9 mi
Rest areas: 2
Nature reserves: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Santa Anna MountainsW 275°589 m20.4 mi
Hog MountainsNNE 25°585 m16.8 mi
Star MountainNE 37°577 m15.9 mi
Long MountainNE 52°562 m21.0 mi
Round MountainNE 50°554 m21.5 mi
Salt MountainNE 39°550 m13.3 mi
Spur MountainE 94°549 m17.5 mi
Long Pompey MountainESE 108°537 m21.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4119:1619:48
June solstice06:3220:0920:45
September equinox07:2519:0219:34
December solstice07:3317:0017:37

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F465057657481848477675547
Precip in1.62.22.42.44.23.72.02.62.93.41.71.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brownwood 2NE, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12395225949

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