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Doans' Adobe Building

Doans' Adobe Building from directly overhead

Doans' Adobe Building is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 375 m. Navajo Mountain stands 626 m to the north-northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Doan's Crossing, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. 67 named places lie within 25 miles, 7 of them named summits.

What the record says

Built
1962
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates34.34341, -99.25558

67 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 26
  • Mason Park: 12.5 mi
  • Christine Lyday Park: 13.0 mi
  • D.L. Green Park: 13.3 mi
  • Allingham Park: 13.6 mi
  • Sunshine Park: 13.7 mi
Attractions: 7
  • Caboose: 13.9 mi
  • M116: 14.0 mi
  • Christmas Tree Pole: 20.7 mi
  • Beech JRB-4: 21.4 mi
  • Boeing KC-135A Stratotanker: 21.6 mi
Peaks: 7
  • Third Mound: 23.5 mi
  • Little Mound: 23.5 mi
  • Cedar Mound: 23.6 mi
  • Big Mound: 23.6 mi
  • Medicine Mounds: 23.6 mi
Museums: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Doans' Adobe Building. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Navajo MountainNNE626 m24.0 mi
Long MountainNNE549 m24.3 mi
Big MoundWSW522 m23.6 mi
Cedar MoundWSW506 m23.6 mi
Third MoundWSW489 m23.5 mi
Little MoundWSW476 m23.5 mi
Medicine MoundsWSW474 m23.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4219:1619:49
June solstice06:2620:1620:53
September equinox07:2619:0219:35
December solstice07:4016:5317:32

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404453617281858375635042
Precip in1.11.22.02.74.03.52.32.82.62.71.71.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tipton 4S Mesonet, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12453801361

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