Granbury Light Plant
Granbury Light Plant is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 216 m. Lone Mountain stands 413 m to the south-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Lambert Branch Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail runs past it. 17 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Historic place in Granbury, Hood County, Texas.
Wikidata Q110022940, matched on coordinates and name (2 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1994
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- On the Texas Lakes Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Lambert Branch Park: 0.1 mi
- Firefighter Memorial Park: 0.2 mi
- Shanley Park: 0.3 mi
- Reunion Grounds: 0.3 mi
- Historic Granbury Square: 0.4 mi
- Granbury Railroad Depot: 0.1 mi
- First Responders Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Granbury Volunteer Fire Department Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Granbury Cemetery: 0.3 mi
- Hood County Jailhouse: 0.3 mi
- Greetings from Glen Rose: 14.7 mi
- Paluxy Trading Co.: 14.7 mi
- Barnards of the Brazos: 14.8 mi
- Historic Glen Rose: 14.8 mi
- Chisholms: 15.0 mi
- Thompson Mountain: 3.8 mi
- Comanche Peak: 4.8 mi
- Nebo Mountain: 11.1 mi
- Barnard Knob: 11.5 mi
- Tater Nob: 14.2 mi
- Rail Station Museum: 0.1 mi
- County Jail Museum: 0.3 mi
- Somervell County Historical Society Museum: 14.8 mi
- Barnard's Mill and Art Museum: 15.0 mi
- Creation Evidence Museum: 15.1 mi
- Lake Granbury Master Gardener Demonstration Garden: 1.2 mi
- elizabeth crockett butterfly Garden: 7.2 mi
- Somervell County Master Gardeners Demo Garden: 14.9 mi
- Chandor Gardens: 21.2 mi
- Iris Garden: 22.8 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 3.0 mi
- Comanche Peak: 4.9 mi
- Conway Bluff: 9.6 mi
- Milliken Bluff: 12.8 mi
- Stephens Bluff: 15.9 mi
- Apatosaurus: 13.9 mi
- Tyrannosaurus rex: 13.9 mi
- The Spirit of Cleburne: 24.4 mi
- ATSF 999457: 24.4 mi
- Stephenville Club Lake Old Mill House: 24.8 mi
- Acton Nature Center: 7.2 mi
- Glen Rose Bird Sanctuary: 14.8 mi
- Stephenville Club Lake Nature Preserve: 24.8 mi
- Brazos Point: 20.4 mi
- Chalk Mountain: 21.6 mi
- Three Way: 24.6 mi
- Big Ham Hole Spring: 23.6 mi
- Old City Spring: 24.1 mi
- Little Ham Hole Spring: 24.2 mi
- Canoe Docks: 8.9 mi
- Stephenville Club Lake Beach: 24.8 mi
- Acton Tabernacle: 5.5 mi
- Stephenville Club Lake Waterfalls: 24.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Granbury Light Plant. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lone Mountain | SSW 211° | 413 m | 22.5 mi |
| Chalk Mountain | SSW 203° | 390 m | 20.5 mi |
| Comanche Peak | SSW 192° | 373 m | 4.8 mi |
| Double Mountain | WNW 285° | 359 m | 20.0 mi |
| Oyster Hill | N 357° | 351 m | 21.0 mi |
| Tater Nob | N 10° | 344 m | 14.2 mi |
| Chattanooga Hill | NNE 21° | 330 m | 18.2 mi |
| Joe Bell Mountain | N 8° | 324 m | 19.3 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 | 17:30 |
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, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12414184416
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