Frontier Colonial Home
Frontier Colonial Home is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 89 m. Peckerwood Hill stands 144 m to the north-northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Fernland Historical Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Forest Trail runs past it. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1964
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- On the Texas Forest Trail
- 18.9 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Fernland Historical Park: 0.0 mi
- Memory Park: 0.1 mi
- Cedar Brake Park: 0.7 mi
- Stanley Lake MUD Park: 2.5 mi
- Cape Conroe Park: 2.8 mi
- Mustang Statue: 12.7 mi
- Texas Whitetail Deer: 15.1 mi
- Big Barbara: 15.9 mi
- Boy Pushing Girl in Swing: 16.0 mi
- SR 21: 16.2 mi
- Crane Family Cabin: 0.0 mi
- James Jordan (Jardine) Log House: 0.1 mi
- Town of Montgomery: 0.4 mi
- Montgomery County, C. S. A.: 0.4 mi
- First State Bank of Montgomery: 0.4 mi
- Dragon Swings: 13.0 mi
- Leonardo's Catapult: 13.0 mi
- Pony Rides: 13.0 mi
- Longbows: 13.1 mi
- Drench a Wench: 13.1 mi
- Henrys Hideout Historical Pub: 13.0 mi
- Historic Magnolia Depot: 13.1 mi
- Heritage Museum of Montgomery County: 13.9 mi
- The Woodlands Children's Museum: 19.1 mi
- Tomball Museum Center: 20.7 mi
- Alden Bridge Community Garden: 17.3 mi
- Veggie Village: Alden Bridge: 17.3 mi
- Bear Branch Community Garden: 18.0 mi
- French Elementary Community Garden: 21.2 mi
- Bamboo Texas Display Garden: 24.9 mi
- Shepard Hill: 12.1 mi
- Blue Bonnet Hill: 13.9 mi
- Crater Hill: 21.2 mi
- Peckerwood Hill: 23.8 mi
- Smith Hill: 24.5 mi
- Johnson Bluff: 8.9 mi
- George Mitchell Nature Preserve: 18.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Frontier Colonial Home. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peckerwood Hill | NNE 22° | 144 m | 23.8 mi |
| Smith Hill | NNE 18° | 126 m | 24.5 mi |
| Blue Bonnet Hill | N 352° | 96 m | 13.9 mi |
| Shepard Hill | ENE 60° | 95 m | 12.1 mi |
| Crater Hill | ESE 111° | 48 m | 21.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 19:03 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 06:22 | 19:53 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:49 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 16:51 | 17:27 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 52 | 56 | 63 | 69 | 77 | 82 | 85 | 85 | 80 | 71 | 61 | 54 |
| Precip in | 4.4 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 3.3 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Conroe, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12452329342
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