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Crane Family Cabin

Crane Family Cabin from directly overhead

Crane Family Cabin is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 89 m. Peckerwood Hill stands 144 m to the north-northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Fernland Historical Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Forest Trail passes 0.3 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1974
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

How to reach it

Coordinates30.39259, -95.68970

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Fernland Historical Park: 0.0 mi
  • Memory Park: 0.1 mi
  • Cedar Brake Park: 0.8 mi
  • Stanley Lake MUD Park: 2.5 mi
  • Cape Conroe Park: 2.7 mi
Artworks
  • Mustang Statue: 12.8 mi
  • Texas Whitetail Deer: 15.1 mi
  • Texas Whitetail Deer: 15.5 mi
  • Big Barbara: 15.9 mi
  • Boy Pushing Girl in Swing: 16.0 mi
Attractions: 20
  • Dragon Swings: 13.0 mi
  • Leonardo's Catapult: 13.0 mi
  • Pony Rides: 13.1 mi
  • Longbows: 13.1 mi
  • Drench a Wench: 13.1 mi
Museums: 10
Gardens: 6
Peaks: 5
Ghost towns: 2
Cliffs: 1
Nature reserves: 1
  • George Mitchell Nature Preserve: 18.7 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Peckerwood HillNNE 22°144 m23.8 mi
Smith HillNNE 18°126 m24.5 mi
Blue Bonnet HillN 352°96 m13.8 mi
Shepard HillENE 60°95 m12.0 mi
Crater HillESE 111°48 m21.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2719:0319:35
June solstice06:2219:5320:29
September equinox07:1218:4919:21
December solstice07:1616:5117:27

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F525663697782858580716154
Precip in4.43.33.53.45.55.23.34.53.75.44.84.1

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12452329373

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