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William B. Fleming

William B. Fleming from directly overhead

William B. Fleming is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 126 m. Kings Hill stands 228 m to the west-southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is El Capote Ranch, a historic site 3.7 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 1.0 miles off. 17 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
2014
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates29.51170, -97.69683

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 37
  • Palmetto State Park: 8.6 mi
  • Palmetto State Park: 9.5 mi
  • Palmetto State Park: 9.5 mi
  • Southside Park: 10.8 mi
  • Zedler Mill Park South: 10.9 mi
Peaks: 17
  • Watson Hill: 5.5 mi
  • Capote Knob: 5.8 mi
  • Capote Hills: 5.9 mi
  • Stevens Hill: 9.7 mi
  • Red Hill: 10.4 mi
Museums: 10
  • Pioneer Flight Museum: 11.0 mi
  • Luling Oil Museum: 12.1 mi
  • Central Texas Oil Patch Museum: 12.1 mi
  • Old Jail Museum: 14.7 mi
  • Gonzales Memorial Museum: 15.3 mi
Artworks: 5
  • Antique Road Grader: 17.5 mi
  • Martin Luther Statue: 17.6 mi
  • World's Largest Pecan: 18.3 mi
  • Steelmaker: 20.2 mi
  • Mayhem Wall: 23.5 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 1
  • Denning Spring: 22.0 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Kings HillWSW 252°228 m14.8 mi
Mill Creek HillsNW 320°214 m15.5 mi
Round MountainNE 35°214 m20.2 mi
Harborth HillNW 309°214 m21.8 mi
Capote KnobWSW 258°209 m5.8 mi
Rattlesnake HillNW 324°185 m17.0 mi
Capote HillsWSW 251°181 m5.9 mi
Iron MountainsNE 37°171 m18.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:1119:43
June solstice06:3220:0020:34
September equinox07:2018:5719:29
December solstice07:2217:0117:37

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F525562697783858680716153
Precip in2.42.22.72.94.23.61.92.63.44.22.62.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Luling, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12403603316

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