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William H. Watson

William H. Watson from directly overhead

William H. Watson is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 107 m. Homeyer Mountain stands 139 m to the west, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Milroy's Garden and Orchard, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Independence Trail passes 3.3 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
2015
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates30.15400, -96.38830

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 49
  • Jackson Street Park: 0.9 mi
  • Toubin Park: 1.0 mi
  • Fireman's Park: 1.5 mi
  • Henderson Park: 1.5 mi
  • Hattie Powers Park: 1.6 mi
Museums: 9
Ghost towns: 7
Attractions: 4
  • Pickard High School: 0.9 mi
  • The La Bahia Pecan: 18.4 mi
  • Liendo Plantation, 1853: 21.8 mi
  • Liendo Plantation, 1853: 21.8 mi
Peaks: 4
  • Green Mountain: 13.6 mi
  • Shepherd Mountain: 14.2 mi
  • Homeyer Mountain: 16.7 mi
  • Red Hill: 23.9 mi
Cliffs: 2
Rest areas: 1
Artworks: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Homeyer MountainW 272°139 m16.7 mi
Shepherd MountainNW 306°129 m14.2 mi
Red HillSSE 166°94 m23.9 mi
Green MountainNW 326°86 m13.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3019:0619:37
June solstice06:2519:5620:31
September equinox07:1518:5219:24
December solstice07:1816:5417:30

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F505460677581848479705952
Precip in3.73.43.63.65.44.52.63.84.65.14.23.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brenham, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12454130560

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