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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 Foster Cemetery, a historic site 1.0 miles away. 27 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

27 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: 1
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 MountainNE796 m20.4 mi
Green MountainENE778 m22.2 mi
Round TopNNE772 m3.8 mi
McWhorter MountainNNE766 m19.7 mi
Shaggy PeakENE747 m23.2 mi
McLaughlin MountainESE731 m18.9 mi
Snake MountainNNE675 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 50–80 °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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