Crocheron-McDowall House
Crocheron-McDowall House is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 113 m. Yegua Benchmark stands 232 m to the north-northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Mrs. R. T. P. Allen, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 0.8 miles off. 13 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
historic place in Bastrop, Bastrop County, Texas
Wikidata Q5187271, matched on coordinates and name (23 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1962
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 0.8 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
- 10.8 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Mrs. R. T. P. Allen: 0.1 mi
- Allen-Fowler House: 0.1 mi
- H. P. Luckett House: 0.1 mi
- Site of Bastrop Military Institute: 0.1 mi
- White - Turner House: 0.2 mi
- Fishermans Park: 0.4 mi
- Minerva Delgado Park: 0.5 mi
- Ferry Park: 0.7 mi
- Jewell Hodges Park: 0.8 mi
- Kerr Community Park: 0.8 mi
- Lotman Hill: 4.4 mi
- Caldwell Knob: 9.1 mi
- High Point: 10.6 mi
- Royston Hill: 10.7 mi
- Flag Hill: 15.3 mi
- Onion Creek Wildlife Sanctuary: 18.5 mi
- Decker Tallgrass Prairie Preserve: 20.8 mi
- Hornsby Bend Ecological Research Area: 21.0 mi
- Indiangrass Wildlife Sanctuary: 21.2 mi
- Red Bluff Nature Preserve: 23.7 mi
- Museum of the Bastrop County Historical Society: 0.5 mi
- Rockne Museum: 10.4 mi
- Smithville Railroad Historical Park and Museum: 12.2 mi
- Elgin Depot Museum: 16.2 mi
- Texas Wendish Heritage Museum: 20.1 mi
- Ms. Pearl the Giant Squirrel Statue: 11.8 mi
- Fork in the Road: 19.0 mi
- The Giant Rooster: 23.1 mi
- Reach for Your Dreams: 24.2 mi
- Bastrop Community Garden: 0.3 mi
- Memorial Grove: 12.3 mi
- E.R. Fincher III Garden: 24.6 mi
- Red Bluffs: 4.0 mi
- Bird Bluff: 24.1 mi
- Lower McKinney Falls: 24.4 mi
- Upper McKinney Falls: 24.5 mi
- CCC Water Fountain: 2.8 mi
- Stone picnic table: 24.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Crocheron-McDowall House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yegua Benchmark | NNE 27° | 232 m | 17.5 mi |
| Bastrop County High Point | SSW 201° | 226 m | 17.2 mi |
| Yegua Knobbs | NNE 27° | 225 m | 16.9 mi |
| Crouch Benchmark | SSW 201° | 224 m | 21.1 mi |
| Flag Hill | SSW 202° | 221 m | 15.3 mi |
| Pilot Knob | W 277° | 217 m | 23.2 mi |
| Bald Knob | NW 313° | 205 m | 22.1 mi |
| Lotman Hill | ENE 60° | 201 m | 4.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:10 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:29 | 19:59 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:56 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 16:58 | 17:34 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Dec.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 50 | 54 | 60 | 67 | 75 | 81 | 84 | 85 | 79 | 69 | 59 | 51 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 4.7 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 5.1 | 3.2 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cedar Creek 5 S, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12395089077
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