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Bassett House

Bassett House from directly overhead

Bassett House is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 137 m. Horn Hill stands 201 m to the north, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Brown Family Cemetery, a historic site 2.5 miles away. Texas Brazos Trail passes 6.1 miles off. 79 named places lie within 25 miles, 6 of them named summits.

What the record says

Built
2015
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates31.33132, -96.66676

79 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 12
  • Falconer Park: 13.9 mi
  • Marlin City Park: 14.1 mi
  • Hawkins Park: 15.4 mi
  • Old Fort Parker State Historical Park: 17.5 mi
  • Burney Mullins Park: 18.2 mi
Peaks: 6
  • Bald Hill: 9.0 mi
  • Andrews Hill: 14.6 mi
  • Horn Hill: 14.9 mi
  • Cedar Mound: 17.4 mi
  • Morgan Hill: 23.2 mi
Ghost towns: 4

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Horn HillN201 m14.9 mi
Morgan HillNE174 m23.2 mi
Andrews HillNE140 m14.6 mi
Payne HillESE137 m24.2 mi
Bald HillWSW122 m9.0 mi
Cedar MoundNE113 m17.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0719:39
June solstice06:2419:5920:35
September equinox07:1618:5319:25
December solstice07:2216:5217:29

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F465057657280838377675648
Precip in3.32.93.73.45.03.01.82.23.14.32.93.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marlin, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/13971415459

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