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William Lenard Foster

William Lenard Foster from directly overhead

William Lenard Foster is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 709 m. Goat Mountain stands 796 m to the northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Robert West Foster, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. 29 named places lie within 25 miles, 7 of them named summits.

What the record says

Built
1982
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates31.76393, -101.01524

29 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 7
  • Round Top: 3.8 mi
  • McLaughlin Mountain: 18.9 mi
  • McWhorter Mountain: 19.7 mi
  • Goat Mountain: 20.4 mi
  • Green Mountain: 22.2 mi
Parks: 3
  • Sterling City Park: 5.4 mi
  • Harper Park: 17.7 mi
  • Camp R. Allen Williams: 24.0 mi
Cliffs: 2
Rest areas: 2
Springs: 1
  • Ranger Spring: 18.1 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Goat MountainNE 42°796 m20.4 mi
Green MountainENE 67°778 m22.2 mi
Round TopNNE 18°772 m3.8 mi
McWhorter MountainNNE 21°766 m19.7 mi
Shaggy PeakENE 57°747 m23.2 mi
McLaughlin MountainESE 116°731 m18.9 mi
Snake MountainNNE 26°675 m22.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4919:2419:56
June solstice06:4020:1820:53
September equinox07:3319:1019:42
December solstice07:4117:0817:45

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444855647380828274645345
Precip in0.91.01.31.32.82.11.72.42.42.51.20.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sterling City, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12453542041

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