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Yoakum

Yoakum from directly overhead

Yoakum is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 94 m. Frederick Mound stands 154 m to the north, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is The Trail Drivers of Southwest Texas, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Independence Trail passes 21 miles off. 81 named places lie within 25 miles, 6 of them named summits.

The story

Hotel in Yoakum TX, United States.

Wikidata Q111073808, matched on coordinates and name (172 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1971
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

How to reach it

Coordinates29.29920, -97.15761

81 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 9
  • Yoakum Municipal Park: 1.6 mi
  • Yoakum City Park: 1.6 mi
  • Welhausen Park: 9.3 mi
  • Alexander Park: 15.2 mi
  • Cuero Municipal Park: 16.4 mi
Peaks: 6
  • Pin Oak Mound: 19.5 mi
  • Mustang Mott: 20.1 mi
  • Frederick Mound: 20.1 mi
  • Windy Hill: 21.5 mi
  • Santa Anna Mound: 21.6 mi
Museums: 5
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Frederick MoundN154 m20.1 mi
Russell HillN154 m23.3 mi
Pin Oak MoundNNW107 m19.5 mi
Mustang MottSW100 m20.1 mi
Santa Anna MoundNW95 m21.6 mi
Windy HillW71 m21.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3319:0919:40
June solstice06:3119:5720:32
September equinox07:1818:5519:27
December solstice07:2017:0017:35

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F525662697681838479716254
Precip in2.91.93.33.43.84.42.83.53.84.43.22.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yoakum, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12438066389

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