Fletcher Home
Fletcher Home is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 154 m. Yegua Benchmark stands 232 m to the northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Lee County Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Brazos Trail passes 5.3 miles off. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
historic place in Giddings, Lee County, Texas
Wikidata Q110024054, matched on coordinates and name (99 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1966
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 5.3 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
- 16.1 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- First Presbyterian Church: 0.0 mi
- Lee County: 0.0 mi
- Lee County Courthouse: 0.0 mi
- Lee County: 0.1 mi
- J. D. Giddings Lodge No. 280, A. F. & A. M.: 0.1 mi
- Simmang Northwest Park: 0.7 mi
- Veterans Park: 0.8 mi
- Giddings Volunteer Fire Department Firemen's Park: 2.4 mi
- Lake Somerville State Park - Nails Creek Unit: 14.4 mi
- Lake Somerville State Park - Nails Creek Unit: 14.8 mi
- Buzzard Knobs: 11.0 mi
- Hellers Hill: 13.7 mi
- Indian Hill: 15.0 mi
- Homeyer Mountain: 16.1 mi
- Yegua Knobbs: 18.5 mi
- Grassyville: 9.1 mi
- Pin Oak: 11.3 mi
- Yewpon: 16.4 mi
- Flower Hill: 19.0 mi
- Oak Hill: 19.3 mi
- White Bluffs: 16.3 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 17.3 mi
- Red Bluffs: 21.7 mi
- Memorial Grove: 14.1 mi
- Bastrop Community Garden: 23.4 mi
- The Dime Box: 13.8 mi
- CCC Water Fountain: 21.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fletcher Home. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yegua Benchmark | NW 306° | 232 m | 18.8 mi |
| Yegua Knobbs | NW 305° | 225 m | 18.5 mi |
| Lotman Hill | W 263° | 201 m | 19.3 mi |
| Royston Hill | SW 232° | 174 m | 22.1 mi |
| Hellers Hill | SE 140° | 168 m | 13.7 mi |
| Homeyer Mountain | E 95° | 139 m | 16.1 mi |
| Clay Hill | NW 323° | 138 m | 20.6 mi |
| Monument Hill | S 172° | 138 m | 20.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:08 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:28 | 19:58 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:54 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 16:56 | 17:33 |
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 | 61 | 67 | 75 | 82 | 84 | 85 | 79 | 70 | 59 | 52 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 4.7 | 3.2 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 4.6 | 3.3 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lexington, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12438060738
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