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Gen. Hal C. Horton Home

Gen. Hal C. Horton Home from directly overhead

Gen. Hal C. Horton Home is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 164 m. Hays Hills stands 180 m to the west, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Lone Oak Baptist Church, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 8.5 miles off.

The story

historic place in Greenville, Hunt County, Texas

Wikidata Q110023905, matched on coordinates and name (241 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1969
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates33.12907, -96.09819

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Arnold Park: 0.5 mi
  • Ja-Lu Community Park: 0.6 mi
  • Wright Park: 1.0 mi
  • Phillips Field: 1.2 mi
  • Middleton Park: 1.2 mi
Museums: 5
  • Audie Murphy and Cotton Museum: 0.6 mi
  • Aviation Unmanned Vehicle Museum: 10.3 mi
  • Northeast Texas Children's Museum: 14.7 mi
  • Farmersville Heritage Museum: 15.3 mi
  • Rockwall County Historical Foundation Museum: 24.5 mi
Attractions: 4
  • The Attic: 1.5 mi
  • Royse City Calaboose: 17.1 mi
  • Cookston Court: 17.2 mi
  • future abandoned house: 19.8 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Graham Park Pavilion: 2.1 mi
  • Day Use Sites: 21.1 mi
Nature reserves: 2
  • Pawnee Inlet Unit: 10.7 mi
  • Caddo Creek Unit: 13.2 mi
Gardens: 2
Artworks: 1
  • Deer Statue: 1.4 mi
Peaks: 1
  • Hays Hills: 17.2 mi
Beaches: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Gen. Hal C. Horton Home. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hays HillsW 280°180 m17.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2919:0419:36
June solstice06:1720:0120:37
September equinox07:1318:5019:23
December solstice07:2516:4417:22

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F464957657381868678675648
Precip in3.23.54.44.15.84.23.12.43.85.03.64.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Greenville Kgvl Radio, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/13971405062

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