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Sam Houston National Forest

national forest in east Texas
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Summary

Sam Houston National Forest is an United States National Forest[1]. It draws 279 Wikipedia views per month (united_states_national_forest category, ranking #33 of 144).[2]

Key Facts

  • Sam Houston National Forest is located in San Jacinto County[3].
  • Sam Houston National Forest is in the country of United States[4].
  • Sam Houston National Forest's instance of is recorded as United States National Forest[5].
  • Sam Houston National Forest is operated by United States Forest Service[6].
  • Sam Houston National Forest's Commons category is recorded as Sam Houston National Forest[7].
  • October 13, 1936 marks the founding of Sam Houston National Forest[8].
  • Sam Houston National Forest's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 30.5844, 'lon': -95.1325}[9].
  • Sam Houston National Forest's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 30.54133, 'lon': -95.3505}[10].
  • Sam Houston National Forest's IUCN protected areas category is recorded as IUCN category V: Protected Landscape/Seascape[11].
  • Sam Houston National Forest's official website is recorded as https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/texas/about-forest/districts/?cid=fswdev3_008443[12].
  • Sam Houston National Forest's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Sam Houston National Forest'}[13].
  • Sam Houston National Forest sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'foot', 'amount': '+394'}[14].
  • Sam Houston National Forest covers an area of {'unit': 'acre', 'amount': '+163037'}[15].
  • Sam Houston National Forest's significant place is recorded as Coldspring[16].

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Geography

Sam Houston National Forest is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in San Jacinto County[3].

Physical Characteristics

Sam Houston National Forest covers an area of {'unit': 'acre', 'amount': '+163037'}[15]. It sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'foot', 'amount': '+394'}[14].

Designation and Status

Sam Houston National Forest's instance of is recorded as United States National Forest[5].

History and Context

October 13, 1936 marks the founding of Sam Houston National Forest[8].

Why It Matters

Sam Houston National Forest draws 279 Wikipedia views per month (united_states_national_forest category, ranking #33 of 144).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

Related Entities

United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7w ago · Mxn · 2026-08-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → Q141136205
    Instance of → United States National Forest
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Instance of: Q141112511"
  2. 22w ago · Ikan · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → +1936-10-13T00:00:00Z
    Operator → —
    Significant place → Coldspring
    Coordinates → —
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Wolfram language entity code: Entity["Forest", "SamHoustonNationalForest::5qbkb"], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257308|batch #257308]]"
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