Givens Homesite
Givens Homesite is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 127 m. Houston Mound stands 168 m to the north, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Beeson-Box Cemetery, a historic site 0.3 miles away. Texas Forest Trail runs past it. 72 named places lie within 25 miles, 6 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 1994
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- On the Texas Forest Trail
72 named places within 25 miles
- Beeson-Box Cemetery: 0.3 mi
- Greater St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church: 2.8 mi
- Strode-Pritchett Log Cabin: 2.9 mi
- Patton-Buchanan Building: 2.9 mi
- First National Bank of Crockett: 2.9 mi
- Davy Crockett Memorial Park: 2.4 mi
- Trilady Park: 17.9 mi
- Trinity County Park: 22.8 mi
- Mission Tejas State Park: 23.1 mi
- Strong Memorial Park: 24.0 mi
- Gary Hill: 6.4 mi
- Dutch Hill: 11.4 mi
- Kent Hill: 14.3 mi
- Houston Mound: 20.9 mi
- Sugar Mounds: 22.2 mi
- Brookfield Bluff: 12.0 mi
- Yellow Bluff: 13.2 mi
- Wiggins Bluff: 15.1 mi
- Antioch: 13.2 mi
- Prairie Point: 13.7 mi
- Alabama: 15.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Givens Homesite. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Mound | N 10° | 168 m | 20.9 mi |
| Liberty Hill | NNE 28° | 109 m | 22.2 mi |
| Gary Hill | NNW 330° | 77 m | 6.4 mi |
| Dutch Hill | WNW 301° | 74 m | 11.4 mi |
| Sugar Mounds | E 79° | 73 m | 22.2 mi |
| Kent Hill | NW 311° | 67 m | 14.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 19:02 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 06:19 | 19:54 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:48 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 16:47 | 17:24 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 52 | 58 | 65 | 73 | 80 | 83 | 83 | 78 | 68 | 57 | 50 |
| Precip in | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Crockett, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12414136347
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