Dotey-Kirkham House (Little Old House)
Dotey-Kirkham House (Little Old House) is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 233 m. Comanche Peak stands 373 m to the west, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Site of the Old City Spring, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 11 miles off. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
historic place in Cleburne, Johnson County, Texas
Wikidata Q110023095, matched on coordinates and name (2 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1965
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 11.3 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Site of the Old City Spring: 0.1 mi
- Site of the Old City Spring: 0.1 mi
- City Wagon Yards: 0.2 mi
- First Baptist Church Of Cleburne: 0.2 mi
- Carnegie Library Building: 0.2 mi
- John S. Butner Park: 0.1 mi
- P.D. Lacewell Park: 0.4 mi
- John P. Bradshaw Park: 0.7 mi
- Hulen Park: 0.7 mi
- J. E. Standley Park: 0.9 mi
- Shannon's Wings: 0.2 mi
- General Cleburne: 0.2 mi
- Wild Frontier, Trail Dust, And Rails: 0.3 mi
- 1933 Central Texas Bus Line Depot: 0.3 mi
- How Do You Stack Up?: 0.4 mi
- Cleburne Railroad Museum: 0.2 mi
- Lowell Smith Sr. History Center: 0.2 mi
- Layland Museum: 0.2 mi
- Johnson County Courthouse Museum: 0.2 mi
- Gone With the Wind Museum: 0.7 mi
- Brushy Knob: 7.6 mi
- Caddo Peak: 9.2 mi
- Brushy Knob: 12.2 mi
- Turkey Peak: 13.4 mi
- Berry Knob: 13.5 mi
- Broke Rock: 13.4 mi
- Bluff Mills: 13.7 mi
- Hendrick Arnold Bluff: 17.3 mi
- Robinson Bluff: 17.6 mi
- Red Bluff: 21.5 mi
- Guinn Garden at Buffalo Creek: 0.2 mi
- Iris Garden: 1.7 mi
- Fire Station 16 Memorial Garden: 12.9 mi
- elizabeth crockett butterfly Garden: 17.0 mi
- Somervell County Master Gardeners Demo Garden: 22.6 mi
- Vivian J. Malone Preserve: 7.2 mi
- Acton Nature Center: 17.0 mi
- Glen Rose Bird Sanctuary: 22.8 mi
- Sheri Capehart Nature Preserve: 23.8 mi
- Old City Spring: 0.1 mi
- Big Ham Hole Spring: 10.3 mi
- Little Ham Hole Spring: 10.4 mi
- ATSF 999457: 0.5 mi
- The Spirit of Cleburne: 0.7 mi
- Main Event Entertainment: 22.9 mi
- Canoe Docks: 15.4 mi
- Brazos Point: 17.4 mi
- Acton Tabernacle: 18.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Dotey-Kirkham House (Little Old House). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comanche Peak | W 275° | 373 m | 24.1 mi |
| Brushy Knob | NNW 344° | 303 m | 7.6 mi |
| Caddo Peak | N 353° | 303 m | 9.2 mi |
| Barnard Knob | W 267° | 292 m | 14.3 mi |
| Berry Knob | WSW 256° | 285 m | 13.5 mi |
| Brushy Mound | N 10° | 275 m | 14.3 mi |
| Turkey Peak | N 10° | 266 m | 13.4 mi |
| Brushy Knob | SSE 163° | 232 m | 12.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
The recorded facing catches the sunrise.
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:09 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:24 | 20:04 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:55 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:52 | 17:29 |
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 | 45 | 49 | 56 | 64 | 72 | 80 | 84 | 84 | 77 | 66 | 55 | 47 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 4.4 | 2.9 | 2.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cleburne, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/11358264593
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