Dickerson Parker
Dickerson Parker is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 99 m. Ghent Mountain stands 207 m to the northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Rev. Daniel Parker, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Forest Trail passes 2.5 miles off. 107 named places lie within 25 miles, 19 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 1936
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 2.5 mi off the Texas Forest Trail
107 named places within 25 miles
- Rev. Daniel Parker: 0.0 mi
- Miles Bennett: 0.0 mi
- Pilgrim Predestinarian Regular Baptist Church: 0.1 mi
- Old Pilgrim Church: 0.1 mi
- Site of Henry High School: 2.0 mi
- Camp Hill: 7.6 mi
- Houston Mound: 10.6 mi
- Kent Hill: 13.0 mi
- Dutch Hill: 16.2 mi
- Gary Hill: 16.7 mi
- Strong Memorial Park: 6.8 mi
- Texas State Railroad: 10.5 mi
- Willie Myers Park: 11.3 mi
- Larry Street Park: 11.7 mi
- Reagan Park: 11.8 mi
- Lakeview Assembly: 7.3 mi
- Steven Bennett Park: 12.7 mi
- City Lake Park: 13.0 mi
- Davey Dogwood Park: 14.1 mi
- Wolf Creek Lake Park: 14.3 mi
- Howard House Museum: 12.5 mi
- McDonald Museum: 20.1 mi
- Houston County Museum and Visitors Center: 20.8 mi
- Yellow Bluff: 17.0 mi
- Brookfield Bluff: 21.1 mi
- Wiggins Bluff: 23.6 mi
- Fairy Garden Trail: 13.9 mi
- Jarvis: 14.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Dickerson Parker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghent Mountain | NE 43° | 207 m | 23.6 mi |
| Mount Hope | NE 55° | 206 m | 22.9 mi |
| Camp Hill | NNE 23° | 199 m | 7.6 mi |
| Jones Mountain | ENE 73° | 199 m | 24.7 mi |
| Bowman Mountain | NNE 31° | 197 m | 22.8 mi |
| Round Mountain | ENE 72° | 191 m | 24.7 mi |
| Daly Mountain | NNE 15° | 187 m | 20.2 mi |
| White Mountain | NE 34° | 184 m | 20.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 19:02 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 06:19 | 19:55 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:48 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 16:47 | 17:24 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 47 | 51 | 58 | 65 | 73 | 80 | 83 | 83 | 77 | 67 | 56 | 49 |
| Precip in | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Palestine 2 NE, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12395059290
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