Gold Hill
Gold Hill rises to 768 m in Texas. South Mountain stands 845 m to the south-southwest, 3.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Masonic Cemetery, a historic site 1.6 miles away. 65 named places lie within 25 miles, 12 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in Howard County, Texas, United States of America
Wikidata Q31458419, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 768 m
How to reach it
65 named places within 25 miles
- Masonic Cemetery: 1.6 mi
- Big Spring School District: 2.0 mi
- First Christian Church of Big Spring: 2.0 mi
- Settles Hotel: 2.1 mi
- Earl of Aylesford: 2.1 mi
- South Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Scenic Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Signal Mountains: 9.0 mi
- Signal Peak: 9.3 mi
- Wildhorse Mountain: 12.7 mi
- Birdwell Park: 1.8 mi
- Heart of the City Plaza: 2.2 mi
- ABC Park: 3.0 mi
- Roy Anderson Sports Complex: 3.2 mi
- Big Spring State Park: 3.9 mi
- Heritage Museum: 2.3 mi
- Potton-Hayden House: 2.3 mi
- Hangar 25 Air Museum: 5.0 mi
- Martin County Historical Museum: 22.1 mi
- Howard County Eastbound Rest Area: 11.1 mi
- US-87 Knotts Picnic Area: 13.9 mi
- Mitchell County Westbound Rest Area: 23.0 mi
- Picnic Area: 24.7 mi
- Indian Point: 18.8 mi
- Cedar Point: 24.6 mi
- Red Bluffs: 24.8 mi
- Scenic Overlook: 4.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Gold Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Mountain | SSW 191° | 845 m | 3.4 mi |
| Scenic Mountain | SW 218° | 843 m | 3.5 mi |
| West Gunsight Mountain | N 360° | 818 m | 16.8 mi |
| East Gunsight Mountain | N 2° | 814 m | 16.7 mi |
| Signal Peak | ESE 121° | 813 m | 9.3 mi |
| Signal Mountains | SE 133° | 808 m | 9.0 mi |
| Hog Mountain | SSW 210° | 798 m | 21.1 mi |
| Hayrick Mountain | SE 131° | 797 m | 16.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:50 | 19:25 | 19:58 |
| June solstice | 06:40 | 20:20 | 20:56 |
| September equinox | 07:35 | 19:12 | 19:44 |
| December solstice | 07:44 | 17:08 | 17:46 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 45 | 49 | 57 | 65 | 73 | 81 | 84 | 83 | 76 | 66 | 54 | 46 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — BIG Spring, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1336646 — Gold Hill, Howard County, Texas.
OpenStreetMap element node/356706679
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