William H. Watson
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. 127 named places lie within 25 miles, 4 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 2015
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 3.3 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
- 24.8 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
127 named places within 25 miles
- Milroy's Garden and Orchard: 0.0 mi
- City of Brenham: 0.2 mi
- Giddings-Stone House: 0.4 mi
- Brenham Banner Press: 0.6 mi
- Evangelical Lutheran Colleges of Texas: 0.7 mi
- 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
- Brenham Heritage Museum: 1.0 mi
- Giddings-Wilkin House Museum: 1.4 mi
- Chappell Hill Historical Museum: 7.9 mi
- Star of the Republic Museum: 15.6 mi
- Somerville Historical Museum: 20.7 mi
- Independence: 11.7 mi
- Rock Island: 13.4 mi
- Washington-on-the-Brazos: 18.3 mi
- Pisek: 20.1 mi
- Dallam: 21.1 mi
- Green Mountain: 13.6 mi
- Shepherd Mountain: 14.2 mi
- Homeyer Mountain: 16.7 mi
- Red Hill: 23.9 mi
- Pickard High School: 0.9 mi
- The La Bahia Pecan: 18.4 mi
- Liendo Plantation, 1853: 21.8 mi
- Hidalgo Bluffs: 16.9 mi
- White Bluffs: 16.9 mi
- Black Lives Matter: 24.3 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homeyer Mountain | W 272° | 139 m | 16.7 mi |
| Shepherd Mountain | NW 306° | 129 m | 14.2 mi |
| Red Hill | SSE 166° | 94 m | 23.9 mi |
| Green Mountain | NW 326° | 86 m | 13.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 19:06 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 06:25 | 19:56 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:52 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 16:54 | 17:30 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 50 | 54 | 60 | 67 | 75 | 81 | 84 | 84 | 79 | 70 | 59 | 52 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 5.4 | 4.5 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 4.2 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brenham, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12454130560
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