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Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1867

Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1867 from directly overhead

Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1867 is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 89 m. Obar Hill stands 181 m to the southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Fayette County, C.S.A, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Independence Trail runs past it. 130 named places lie within 25 miles, 8 of them named summits.

What the record says

Built
2016
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates29.91119, -96.86797

130 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 33
  • Lester Park: 0.1 mi
  • White Rock Park: 0.9 mi
  • Kruschel Park: 1.0 mi
  • Jaycee Park: 1.5 mi
  • Monument Hill & Kreische Brewery State Historic Site: 1.6 mi
Ghost towns: 12
Peaks: 8
  • Monument Hill: 2.1 mi
  • Indian Hill: 4.5 mi
  • Hellers Hill: 9.5 mi
  • Live Oak Hill: 12.2 mi
  • Rocky Hill: 14.2 mi
Cliffs: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1867. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Obar HillSW181 m22.5 mi
Royston HillWNW174 m22.1 mi
Hellers HillNNE168 m9.5 mi
Homeyer MountainNE139 m21.0 mi
Monument HillSSW138 m2.1 mi
Rocky HillESE137 m14.2 mi
Live Oak HillESE125 m12.2 mi
Indian HillNNW101 m4.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0819:39
June solstice06:2819:5720:32
September equinox07:1718:5419:26
December solstice07:2016:5717:33

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515561687682858680716053
Precip in3.22.73.22.94.43.62.12.63.64.33.73.4

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12403586765

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