Abbott House
Abbott House is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 193 m. Brushy Knob stands 232 m to the northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Davis Home, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 0.5 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
historic place in Hillsboro, Hill County, Texas
Wikidata Q110022548, matched on coordinates and name (7 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1986
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 0.5 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
- 27.3 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Davis Home: 0.0 mi
- McKinnon - Anderson House: 0.1 mi
- Sims-Womack House: 0.1 mi
- St. Mary's Episcopal Church: 0.1 mi
- Old G. D. Tarlton House: 0.2 mi
- Hillsboro City Park: 0.2 mi
- Leadership Park: 0.5 mi
- Sesquicentennial Park: 1.0 mi
- Carter Davis Park: 1.2 mi
- Wallace Park: 1.3 mi
- Roadside America Museum: 0.4 mi
- Texas Through Time: 0.4 mi
- Hill County Cellblock Museum: 0.7 mi
- Texas Heritage Museum: 2.1 mi
- Whitney museum: 12.4 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 15.2 mi
- White Bluff: 17.4 mi
- Sosebees Bluff: 18.0 mi
- Bee Bluff: 19.1 mi
- Broke Rock: 22.0 mi
- Brushy Knob: 16.6 mi
- Powelldale Mountains: 22.0 mi
- Bee Mountain: 24.0 mi
- Willie Nelson: 0.4 mi
- Grandview: 18.0 mi
- Hill County Southbound Rest Area: 6.3 mi
- Hill County Northbound Rest Area: 6.9 mi
- Aquilla Wildlife Management Area: 6.7 mi
- Vivian J. Malone Preserve: 22.6 mi
- Serenity Point: 15.1 mi
- Bruco, The Texas Italian Caterpillar: 18.6 mi
- Greenock: 21.5 mi
- (27) Herb Garden: 24.1 mi
- Little Ham Hole Spring: 24.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Abbott House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brushy Knob | NW 314° | 232 m | 16.6 mi |
| Bee Mountain | WNW 291° | 232 m | 24.0 mi |
| Powelldale Mountains | W 272° | 218 m | 22.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:08 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:24 | 20:02 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:54 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 16:52 | 17:29 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 47 | 50 | 57 | 65 | 73 | 81 | 84 | 85 | 78 | 68 | 56 | 48 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 5.0 | 2.7 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hillsboro, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12414128246
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