Boykin House
Boykin House is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 201 m. Tater Nob stands 344 m to the west-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Fairmount-Southside Historic District, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 7.5 miles off. 15 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 2024
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 7.5 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Fairmount-Southside Historic District: 0.1 mi
- The M.A. Benton House: 0.2 mi
- Gunhild Weber House: 0.2 mi
- Dr. Clay Johnson House: 0.3 mi
- Hemphill Presbyterian Church: 0.3 mi
- Fairmount Park: 0.2 mi
- Fire Station Communty Center Park: 0.3 mi
- Watts Park: 0.9 mi
- Newby Park: 0.9 mi
- Tillery Park: 1.0 mi
- Rogers-O'Daniel House: 0.8 mi
- World of Primates: 1.2 mi
- Elephant: 1.3 mi
- Lower Rose Garden: 1.7 mi
- Republic of Texas Garden: 1.7 mi
- Jim Finley's Pump Jack: 1.4 mi
- Stage: 1.6 mi
- Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Man With A Briefcase: 1.8 mi
- Horned Frog Statue: 1.8 mi
- JUNETEENTH MUSEUM: 1.2 mi
- Tarrant County Black Historical and Genealogical Museum: 1.4 mi
- Lenora Rolla: 1.4 mi
- Van Zandt Cottage: 1.8 mi
- Botanical Research Institute of Texas: 1.9 mi
- Victor and Cleyone Tinsley Rock Springs Garden: 1.7 mi
- Rose Gardens: 1.7 mi
- Perennial Garden: 1.8 mi
- Four Seasons Garden: 1.8 mi
- Compost Outpost: 1.8 mi
- Murray Hill: 9.5 mi
- Brushy Mound: 12.0 mi
- Turkey Peak: 12.8 mi
- Blue Mound: 15.2 mi
- Mount Donwell: 16.2 mi
- Sheri Capehart Nature Preserve: 8.0 mi
- Crystal Canyon Nature Reserve: 14.4 mi
- Eagle Mountain Lake Park: 16.6 mi
- Fish Creek Forest Preserve: 19.7 mi
- Bob Jones Nature Center: 21.6 mi
- Inspiration Point: 6.6 mi
- Bluff Overlook: 7.9 mi
- Lone Point: 10.5 mi
- Red Bluff: 16.1 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 22.4 mi
- Twin Points Beach: 13.6 mi
- Lynn Creek Park Beach: 19.0 mi
- Elizabethtown: 20.8 mi
- Sowers: 21.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Boykin House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tater Nob | WSW 258° | 344 m | 24.3 mi |
| Chattanooga Hill | W 264° | 330 m | 19.8 mi |
| Joe Bell Mountain | W 270° | 324 m | 23.4 mi |
| Caddo Peak | SSW 194° | 303 m | 17.4 mi |
| Brushy Knob | SSW 196° | 303 m | 19.4 mi |
| Burton Knob | NW 309° | 278 m | 20.8 mi |
| Brushy Mound | S 183° | 275 m | 12.0 mi |
| Turkey Peak | S 184° | 266 m | 12.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:09 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:23 | 20:05 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:55 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:50 | 17:28 |
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 | 48 | 52 | 60 | 67 | 75 | 82 | 86 | 86 | 79 | 69 | 57 | 49 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Worth Meacham FLD Naaf, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/13959081154
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