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Woodland College for Boys

Woodland College for Boys from directly overhead

Woodland College for Boys is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 129 m. Horn Hill stands 201 m to the southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Woodland Cemetery, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Brazos Trail passes 11 miles off. 114 named places lie within 25 miles, 9 of them named summits.

What the record says

Built
1936
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates31.78422, -96.34195

114 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 25
  • Mexia City Park: 11.1 mi
  • Gregory Field: 11.1 mi
  • Fairfield Arena: 11.4 mi
  • Fairfield Lake State Park: 16.2 mi
  • Confederate Reunion Grounds State Historic Site: 16.5 mi
Artworks: 10
Peaks: 9
  • Bald Hill: 12.0 mi
  • Tehuacana Hills: 12.7 mi
  • Morgan Hill: 14.9 mi
  • Pilot Knob: 17.6 mi
  • Burleson Hill: 18.9 mi
Museums: 5
Cliffs: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Nature reserves: 1
  • Richland Creek Wildlife Management Area: 20.3 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Woodland College for Boys. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Horn HillSW201 m24.5 mi
Tehuacana HillsWSW195 m12.7 mi
Bald HillW186 m12.0 mi
Burleson HillSE182 m18.9 mi
Morgan HillSSW174 m14.9 mi
Pilot KnobE172 m17.6 mi
Folsom HillsSE168 m19.7 mi
Andrews HillSSW140 m23.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3019:0519:37
June solstice06:2119:5920:35
September equinox07:1418:5119:24
December solstice07:2216:4917:26

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F475158657379838477675649
Precip in3.63.53.83.34.74.51.82.93.24.23.94.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fairfield 3W, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12403614303

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