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Flowers House

Flowers House from directly overhead

Flowers House is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 215 m. King Mountain stands 283 m to the west, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Eddy Methodist Church, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Brazos Trail passes 12 miles off. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

historic place in Eddy, McLennan County, Texas

Wikidata Q110024857, matched on coordinates and name (2 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1998
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates31.29748, -97.25759

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Duty Park: 0.8 mi
  • Sisk Reunion Park: 2.2 mi
  • Kate Kitchens Memorial Park: 6.3 mi
  • Mattie Neely Park: 6.5 mi
  • McBrayer Park: 6.6 mi
Peaks: 9
  • Hubby Hill: 5.8 mi
  • Bland Mountain: 15.8 mi
  • Tweedle Mountain: 16.8 mi
  • Owl Creek Mountains: 18.5 mi
  • Bread Tray Mountain: 20.9 mi
Ghost towns: 7
Gardens: 7
  • Rotary Club Garden: 14.0 mi
  • Garden of Contentment: 18.8 mi
  • National Pan-Hellenic Council Gardens: 19.1 mi
  • Gregory Gardens: 19.2 mi
  • Gregory Gardens: 19.2 mi
Attractions: 5
  • CCC Plaque: 12.5 mi
  • Historic Bell: 12.5 mi
  • Bird Blind: 12.6 mi
  • CCC Rock Tower: 12.6 mi
  • Waco Traffic Circle: 17.3 mi
Cliffs: 4
Picnic sites: 2
  • Silverstone Park Picnic Area: 18.2 mi
  • Wyndham Hill Picnic Area: 18.9 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Pullin Family Marina Beach: 19.6 mi
  • Mcc beach: 20.6 mi
Artworks: 1
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
King MountainW 275°283 m21.9 mi
Bread Tray MountainW 277°275 m20.9 mi
Langford MountainW 277°270 m24.7 mi
Owl Creek MountainsWSW 255°263 m18.5 mi
Sparta MountainWSW 239°256 m21.2 mi
Liberty HillWSW 243°233 m21.6 mi
Hubby HillNNW 344°225 m5.8 mi
Tweedle MountainWSW 238°218 m16.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3419:0919:41
June solstice06:2620:0220:37
September equinox07:1818:5519:27
December solstice07:2516:5417:31

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F465057647280838477675648
Precip in2.62.73.43.04.93.72.32.23.14.62.82.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mcgregor, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12452349925

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