Summers in Portland are warm to hot, dry, and sunny. The months of June, July, August and September account for a combined 4.49 inches (114 mm) of total rainfall â only 12% of the 36.03 in (915 mm) of the precipitation that falls throughout the year.
MOUND, TX. MOUND, TEXAS. Mound is on Farm Road 1829 eight miles southeast of Gatesville in eastern Coryell County. It took its name from the White Mound School, which had been named for a nearby white chalk hill. Settlers arrived in the area in the early 1850s, making the community one of the oldest in the county. The White Mound Baptist Church was established in 1874.
The Serpent Mound is a Native American earthwork shaped like serpent. It is located on Brush Creek, in Adams County, Ohio. While not measuring more than 3 ft in height it spans a area of nearly 1,370 ft long, approximately 1/4 mile.