Burkett House
Burkett House is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 440 m. Mexican Hat Hill stands 612 m to the west-southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Prairie Oil and Gas Company Housing, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Forts Trail passes 7.2 miles off. 122 named places lie within 25 miles, 39 of them named summits.
The story
Historic place in Eastland, Eastland County, Texas.
Wikidata Q107319312, matched on coordinates and name (17 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1998
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 7.2 mi off the Texas Forts Trail
122 named places within 25 miles
- Prairie Oil and Gas Company Housing: 0.1 mi
- The Connellee House: 0.6 mi
- Early Settlers of Eastland County: 0.8 mi
- First United Methodist Church of Eastland: 0.8 mi
- First Christian Church: 0.8 mi
- Round Mountain: 6.9 mi
- Flat Top Mountain: 7.5 mi
- Gunsight Mountain: 8.8 mi
- Cedar Mountain: 11.6 mi
- Maxwell Mountain: 13.9 mi
- Eastland County Museum: 0.9 mi
- Austin McCloud Appellate Court Museum: 0.9 mi
- Old Eastland County Jail & Museum: 1.0 mi
- Conrad Hilton Center: 9.4 mi
- Museum of Aircraft Perservation: 23.5 mi
- Eastland City Park: 1.0 mi
- Six Flags Park: 1.2 mi
- Cisco City Park: 10.2 mi
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial Park: 10.4 mi
- Colquitt Williams Memorial Park: 22.0 mi
- Mangum: 5.3 mi
- Alameda, Texas: 10.8 mi
- La Casa: 16.5 mi
- Desdemona: 17.8 mi
- Thurber: 24.9 mi
- Eastland County Eastbound Rest Area: 11.2 mi
- Eastland County Westbound Rest Area: 17.1 mi
- I-20 Westbound Picnic Area: 20.0 mi
- I-20 Eastbound Picnic Area: 20.9 mi
- Grimes Memorial Garden: 0.9 mi
- Jim's vegetable garden: 24.2 mi
- Ol' Rip: 0.9 mi
- Campbell's Tomato Soup: 1.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Burkett House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexican Hat Hill | WSW 239° | 612 m | 22.3 mi |
| Coyote Peak | SW 214° | 571 m | 21.8 mi |
| Jameson Peaks | ESE 106° | 507 m | 19.7 mi |
| Gunsight Mountain | NNW 343° | 503 m | 8.8 mi |
| Blue Hills | E 98° | 501 m | 24.3 mi |
| Twin Mountain | E 92° | 499 m | 23.5 mi |
| Cedar Mountain | NW 305° | 494 m | 11.6 mi |
| Steal Easy Mountain | N 11° | 482 m | 16.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:15 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 06:29 | 20:10 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 19:01 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:57 | 17:35 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 47 | 56 | 63 | 72 | 79 | 83 | 82 | 75 | 65 | 53 | 45 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 1.9 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Eastland, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/9324803176
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