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Barton Home

Barton Home from directly overhead

Barton Home is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 110 m. Hart Mountain stands 194 m to the south-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Virginia Field Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Brazos Trail runs past it. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

historic place in Calvert, Robertson County, Texas

Wikidata Q110024732, matched on coordinates and name (120 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1979
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

How to reach it

Coordinates30.98392, -96.66873

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 15
  • Virginia Field Park: 0.0 mi
  • Ruben Gomez East Side Park: 8.5 mi
  • Bob Jones Park: 8.8 mi
  • Franklin Ranch Community Park: 10.7 mi
  • Panther Field: 18.8 mi
Ghost towns: 12
Peaks: 7
  • Long Mountain: 12.0 mi
  • Sugarloaf Mountain: 12.1 mi
  • Red Hill: 13.6 mi
  • Wilson Hill: 16.4 mi
  • Eland Rough: 16.5 mi
Museums: 3
Rest areas: 1
  • TXDAR Centennial Park - Old Nashville Site: 11.0 mi
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Barton Home. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hart MountainSSW 213°194 m24.0 mi
Wilson HillSSW 212°164 m16.4 mi
Sugarloaf MountainSSW 201°150 m12.1 mi
Eland RoughSSW 204°150 m16.5 mi
Red HillESE 118°143 m13.6 mi
Long MountainSSW 198°140 m12.0 mi
Bald HillNNW 338°122 m22.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0719:39
June solstice06:2419:5920:34
September equinox07:1618:5319:25
December solstice07:2216:5317:30

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Dec.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F505461687582848579705951
Precip in3.52.83.72.74.73.71.63.03.04.73.33.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Franklin, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12453506219

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