General Granbury
General Granbury is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 220 m. Lone Mountain stands 413 m to the south-southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Courthouse Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Lakes Trail runs past it. 17 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
City in and county seat of Hood County, Texas, United States.
Dates from 1860.
Wikidata Q923474, matched on coordinates and name (565 m apart).
What the record says
- Inscription
- Erected by the UDC General Granbury Chapter No. 683, In memory of Brigadier General H.B. Granbury and his valiant followers GRANBURY1861-1865
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- On the Texas Lakes Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Courthouse Park: 0.0 mi
- Historic Granbury Square: 0.0 mi
- Shanley Park: 0.1 mi
- Log Cabin: 0.3 mi
- Firefighter Memorial Park: 0.3 mi
- Bush-Morgan Cherry Building: 0.0 mi
- E. A. Hannaford Building: 0.0 mi
- Hood County Courthouse: 0.0 mi
- Hardware and Tin Shop: 0.0 mi
- First National Bank: 0.0 mi
- Greetings from Glen Rose: 14.4 mi
- Paluxy Trading Co.: 14.4 mi
- Barnards of the Brazos: 14.5 mi
- Historic Glen Rose: 14.5 mi
- Historic Barnards Mill: 14.7 mi
- Thompson Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Comanche Peak: 4.5 mi
- Nebo Mountain: 11.4 mi
- Barnard Knob: 11.4 mi
- Berry Knob: 14.1 mi
- County Jail Museum: 0.1 mi
- Rail Station Museum: 0.3 mi
- Somervell County Historical Society Museum: 14.5 mi
- Barnard's Mill and Art Museum: 14.7 mi
- Creation Evidence Museum: 14.7 mi
- Lake Granbury Master Gardener Demonstration Garden: 1.0 mi
- elizabeth crockett butterfly Garden: 7.3 mi
- Somervell County Master Gardeners Demo Garden: 14.6 mi
- Chandor Gardens: 21.5 mi
- Iris Garden: 22.8 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 3.3 mi
- Comanche Peak: 4.5 mi
- Conway Bluff: 9.8 mi
- Milliken Bluff: 13.0 mi
- Stephens Bluff: 16.1 mi
- Apatosaurus: 13.6 mi
- Tyrannosaurus rex: 13.6 mi
- The Spirit of Cleburne: 24.4 mi
- ATSF 999457: 24.5 mi
- Stephenville Club Lake Old Mill House: 24.5 mi
- Acton Nature Center: 7.3 mi
- Glen Rose Bird Sanctuary: 14.5 mi
- Stephenville Club Lake Nature Preserve: 24.5 mi
- Brazos Point: 20.2 mi
- Chalk Mountain: 21.2 mi
- Three Way: 24.2 mi
- Big Ham Hole Spring: 23.5 mi
- Little Ham Hole Spring: 24.0 mi
- Old City Spring: 24.1 mi
- Canoe Docks: 8.9 mi
- Stephenville Club Lake Beach: 24.6 mi
- Acton Tabernacle: 5.6 mi
- Stephenville Club Lake Waterfalls: 24.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of General Granbury. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lone Mountain | SSW 212° | 413 m | 22.2 mi |
| Chalk Mountain | SSW 203° | 390 m | 20.1 mi |
| Comanche Peak | S 191° | 373 m | 4.5 mi |
| Double Mountain | WNW 286° | 359 m | 20.0 mi |
| Oyster Hill | N 358° | 351 m | 21.3 mi |
| Tater Nob | N 10° | 344 m | 14.5 mi |
| Chattanooga Hill | NNE 21° | 330 m | 18.5 mi |
| Joe Bell Mountain | N 8° | 324 m | 19.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:11 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:25 | 20:06 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:57 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:53 | 17:31 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 49 | 57 | 64 | 72 | 81 | 85 | 84 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 46 |
| Precip in | 2.3 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 2.6 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Granbury 5N, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/5263040564
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