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F. L. Whaley House

F. L. Whaley House from directly overhead

F. L. Whaley House is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 112 m. Underwood Mountain stands 204 m to the northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Served with Honor, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Texas Forest Trail runs past it. 16 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1964
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates32.49756, -94.73889

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Heritage Plaza: 0.2 mi
  • Pelaia Plaza: 0.2 mi
  • Magrill Plaza: 0.2 mi
  • Depot Park: 0.6 mi
  • Timpson Park: 0.7 mi
Museums: 18
Peaks: 16
  • East Mountain: 10.7 mi
  • Holland Mountain: 12.6 mi
  • West Mountain: 12.9 mi
  • Tidwell Mountain: 13.1 mi
  • Goodman Mountain: 15.7 mi
Attractions: 10
Artworks: 4
Ghost towns: 4
Picnic sites: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Sandy Beach: 22.0 mi
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of F. L. Whaley House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Underwood MountainNW 316°204 m20.5 mi
East MountainNW 313°200 m10.7 mi
Starrville MountainW 263°196 m23.0 mi
Goodman MountainWSW 248°192 m15.7 mi
West MountainNW 310°191 m12.9 mi
Tidwell MountainNW 314°191 m13.1 mi
Simpson MountainNNW 327°188 m19.0 mi
Camp MountainN 351°187 m19.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2418:5819:31
June solstice06:1319:5420:30
September equinox07:0818:4519:17
December solstice07:1716:4117:18

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F475159667481858579685749
Precip in4.24.35.05.04.74.03.32.93.94.63.45.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Longview #2, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12403644424

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