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Givens Homesite

Givens Homesite from directly overhead

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. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1994
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

How to reach it

Coordinates31.27692, -95.46906

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 7
  • Davy Crockett Memorial Park: 2.4 mi
  • Trilady Park: 17.9 mi
  • Houston Mound Historical Marker: 21.0 mi
  • Trinity County Park: 22.8 mi
  • Mission Tejas State Park: 23.1 mi
Peaks: 6
  • 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
Cliffs: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 1
Nature reserves: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Houston MoundN 10°168 m20.9 mi
Liberty HillNNE 28°109 m22.2 mi
Gary HillNNW 330°77 m6.4 mi
Dutch HillWNW 301°74 m11.4 mi
Sugar MoundsE 79°73 m22.2 mi
Kent HillNW 311°67 m14.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2719:0219:34
June solstice06:1919:5420:30
September equinox07:1118:4819:20
December solstice07:1716:4717:24

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485258657380838378685750
Precip in4.13.83.43.74.85.12.53.43.64.43.84.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Crockett, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12414136347

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