Boyhood Home of John A. Lomax
Boyhood Home of John A. Lomax is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 236 m. Long Point stands 415 m to the west-southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is St. James Episcopal Church, a historic site 1.6 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 0.8 miles off. 169 named places lie within 25 miles, 37 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 1970
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 0.8 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
- 21.6 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
169 named places within 25 miles
- St. James Episcopal Church: 1.6 mi
- Lumpkin-Woodruff House: 1.6 mi
- First Baptist Church of Meridian: 1.8 mi
- General Alison Nelson: 1.9 mi
- Bosque County Courthouse: 1.9 mi
- Pilot Knob: 4.4 mi
- Dinner Hill: 7.3 mi
- Kay Mountain: 7.4 mi
- Brown Mountain: 7.5 mi
- Golden Mountain: 8.6 mi
- Meridian Park: 2.0 mi
- Lions Park: 2.0 mi
- Katy Park: 8.7 mi
- Morgan Lakeside Park: 11.7 mi
- Olsen Park: 11.9 mi
- Walnut Springs City Museum: 8.8 mi
- Edwin Olsen Railroad Museum: 12.6 mi
- Clifton Classic Chassis Auto Museum & Golden Age Gallery of Art: 12.8 mi
- Bosque Museum: 12.9 mi
- Barnard's Mill and Art Museum: 20.2 mi
- Bee Bluff: 13.7 mi
- Hendrick Arnold Bluff: 15.2 mi
- Robinson Bluff: 15.5 mi
- White Bluff: 15.6 mi
- High Point: 18.1 mi
- Welcome to Walnut Springs: 8.9 mi
- On the Banks of the Bosque: 12.7 mi
- The Giant U: 20.0 mi
- Historic Barnards Mill: 20.2 mi
- Historic Glen Rose: 20.4 mi
- Brazos Point: 16.8 mi
- Pendell: 17.9 mi
- Fairy: 19.6 mi
- Chalk Mountain: 20.0 mi
- Duffau: 22.5 mi
- Serenity Point: 17.3 mi
- Billy the Kid Statue: 21.2 mi
- Tyrannosaurus rex: 22.4 mi
- Apatosaurus: 22.4 mi
- Little Ham Hole Spring: 21.8 mi
- Big Ham Hole Spring: 21.9 mi
- Glen Rose Bird Sanctuary: 20.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Boyhood Home of John A. Lomax. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long Point | WSW 249° | 415 m | 20.4 mi |
| Twin Mountains | WSW 243° | 411 m | 21.4 mi |
| Lone Mountain | WSW 239° | 396 m | 19.7 mi |
| Cutoff Mountain | SW 228° | 391 m | 21.7 mi |
| Chalk Mountain | NW 317° | 390 m | 21.6 mi |
| Paul Mountain | SW 228° | 373 m | 16.9 mi |
| Stroud Mountain | SW 225° | 373 m | 17.8 mi |
| Jackson Hill | WSW 238° | 372 m | 13.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:10 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:26 | 20:05 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:57 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:54 | 17:31 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 46 | 49 | 57 | 65 | 73 | 80 | 84 | 84 | 78 | 67 | 56 | 48 |
| Precip in | 2.5 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 2.6 | 2.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Whitney DAM, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12395124042
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