Flatonia Rail Museum
Flatonia Rail Museum is a museum in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 140 m. Bastrop County High Point stands 226 m to the northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Wheeler Building, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Independence Trail passes 18 miles off. 13 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
town in Fayette County, Texas, United States
Dates from 1874-04-08.
Wikidata Q974825, matched on coordinates and name (61 m apart).
What to expect
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 17.8 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Wheeler Building: 0.0 mi
- Flatonia: 0.1 mi
- Olle Hotel: 0.1 mi
- Flatonia Methodist Church: 0.3 mi
- F.W. Flato: 0.5 mi
- Central Memorial Park: 0.0 mi
- Flatonia Rail Park: 0.1 mi
- 7-Acre Park: 0.7 mi
- McWhirter Park: 0.9 mi
- Garbade Park: 1.0 mi
- Obar Hill: 1.4 mi
- Russell Hill: 4.5 mi
- Frederick Mound: 7.3 mi
- Pin Oak Mound: 12.1 mi
- Monument Hill: 19.1 mi
- E. A. Arnim Archives and Museum: 0.1 mi
- Schulenburg Historical Museum: 11.1 mi
- Edwin Wolters Memorial Museum: 18.7 mi
- Lavaca Historical Museum: 18.9 mi
- The Heritage Society Museum of Weimar: 20.2 mi
- Praha: 2.7 mi
- Black Jack Springs: 12.1 mi
- Stella: 14.2 mi
- Hackberry: 15.9 mi
- Oakland: 17.7 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 21.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Flatonia Rail Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bastrop County High Point | NW 306° | 226 m | 23.3 mi |
| Crouch Benchmark | WNW 296° | 224 m | 22.9 mi |
| Flag Hill | NW 310° | 221 m | 24.1 mi |
| Round Mountain | W 281° | 214 m | 24.3 mi |
| Obar Hill | SSW 206° | 181 m | 1.4 mi |
| Royston Hill | NNW 341° | 174 m | 21.8 mi |
| High Point | NW 325° | 174 m | 23.3 mi |
| Iron Mountains | W 276° | 171 m | 24.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:09 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:29 | 19:58 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:55 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 16:58 | 17:34 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 51 | 55 | 61 | 68 | 75 | 80 | 83 | 83 | 78 | 70 | 60 | 52 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 3.2 | 2.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Flatonia 4SE, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/13013868412
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