Carver Homestead
Carver Homestead is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 189 m. Kay Mountain stands 318 m to the west-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Boesch House, a historic site 0.9 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 0.9 miles off. 137 named places lie within 25 miles, 11 of them named summits.
The story
Historic place in Whitney, Hill County, Texas.
Wikidata Q107319711, matched on coordinates and name (39 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 2011
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 0.9 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
- 22.7 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
137 named places within 25 miles
- Boesch House: 0.9 mi
- Bethlehem Cemetery (HTC): 1.0 mi
- King Memorial United Methodist Church: 1.0 mi
- Whitney Messenger: 1.0 mi
- Whitney: 1.0 mi
- Lake Whitney State Park: 4.2 mi
- Cedar Creek Park: 4.5 mi
- McCown Valley Park: 5.6 mi
- Old Fort Park: 6.1 mi
- Steele Creek Park: 9.0 mi
- Powelldale Mountains: 12.3 mi
- Brushy Knob: 15.5 mi
- Bee Mountain: 17.2 mi
- Pilot Knob: 17.3 mi
- Brown Mountain: 21.9 mi
- Whitney museum: 1.0 mi
- Hill County Cellblock Museum: 10.8 mi
- Texas Through Time: 11.0 mi
- Roadside America Museum: 11.1 mi
- Texas Heritage Museum: 13.3 mi
- Sosebees Bluff: 7.7 mi
- Bee Bluff: 7.8 mi
- White Bluff: 8.1 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 8.4 mi
- Robinson Bluff: 14.8 mi
- Willie Nelson: 10.9 mi
- On the Banks of the Bosque: 19.9 mi
- Grandview: 22.8 mi
- Greenock: 13.4 mi
- Pendell: 21.8 mi
- Brazos Point: 24.2 mi
- Aquilla Wildlife Management Area: 6.2 mi
- Vivian J. Malone Preserve: 20.6 mi
- Hill County Southbound Rest Area: 12.1 mi
- Hill County Northbound Rest Area: 12.5 mi
- Little Ham Hole Spring: 20.4 mi
- Big Ham Hole Spring: 20.9 mi
- Serenity Point: 4.4 mi
- (27) Herb Garden: 22.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Carver Homestead. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kay Mountain | WSW 251° | 318 m | 24.4 mi |
| Golden Mountain | WSW 247° | 307 m | 23.6 mi |
| Pilot Knob | W 264° | 301 m | 17.3 mi |
| Brown Mountain | WSW 249° | 299 m | 21.9 mi |
| Round Mountain | WSW 243° | 298 m | 23.9 mi |
| Arrs Mountain | WSW 245° | 295 m | 23.1 mi |
| Little Bee Mountain | WSW 242° | 276 m | 22.5 mi |
| Big Bee Mountain | WSW 242° | 276 m | 23.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:09 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:25 | 20:03 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:55 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 16:53 | 17:30 |
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, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/13971422917
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