Glenblythe Plantation, Home of Thomas Affleck
Glenblythe Plantation, Home of Thomas Affleck is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 121 m. Hellers Hill stands 168 m to the southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is La Bahia Road, a historic site 1.1 miles away. Texas Independence Trail runs past it. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Plantation in Texas, United States.
Dates from 1859.
Wikidata Q18150841, matched on coordinates and name (20 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1967
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- On the Texas Independence Trail
- 18.7 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- La Bahia Road: 1.1 mi
- Waul's Texas Legion Campsite: 2.0 mi
- Site of Mound Hill School: 3.2 mi
- Gideon Lincecum: 3.2 mi
- Holly Oaks: 3.3 mi
- Overlook Park: 3.0 mi
- Yegua Creek Park: 3.3 mi
- Rocky Creek Park: 4.7 mi
- Foye Family Basketball Park: 5.3 mi
- Welch Park: 5.6 mi
- Giddings-Wilkin House Museum: 9.1 mi
- Brenham Heritage Museum: 9.3 mi
- Somerville Historical Museum: 11.5 mi
- Star of the Republic Museum: 16.4 mi
- Chappell Hill Historical Museum: 16.8 mi
- Independence: 9.5 mi
- Dallam: 19.6 mi
- Enright: 20.1 mi
- Rock Island: 20.5 mi
- Washington-on-the-Brazos: 20.7 mi
- Green Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Shepherd Mountain: 5.2 mi
- Homeyer Mountain: 12.8 mi
- Mockingbird Hill: 18.1 mi
- Hellers Hill: 24.2 mi
- Michael Mansfield Owsley Serenity Garden: 8.9 mi
- Leach Teaching Gardens: 24.7 mi
- Pickard High School: 9.6 mi
- The La Bahia Pecan: 20.7 mi
- White Bluffs: 11.2 mi
- Hidalgo Bluffs: 16.3 mi
- The Dime Box: 20.5 mi
- George Bush Statue: 24.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Glenblythe Plantation, Home of Thomas Affleck. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hellers Hill | SW 227° | 168 m | 24.2 mi |
| Homeyer Mountain | SW 234° | 139 m | 12.8 mi |
| Shepherd Mountain | W 272° | 129 m | 5.2 mi |
| Mockingbird Hill | NW 311° | 128 m | 18.1 mi |
| Mount Aggie | NNE 21° | 96 m | 24.4 mi |
| Green Mountain | NNW 337° | 86 m | 3.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:06 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 06:26 | 19:56 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:52 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 16:54 | 17:31 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Dec.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 49 | 52 | 59 | 66 | 74 | 81 | 84 | 84 | 78 | 68 | 58 | 51 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Somerville DAM, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12454133825
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