Ham's Barber Shop (RTHL)
Ham's Barber Shop (RTHL) is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 711 m. Old Flat Top stands 923 m to the west, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Hotel Turkey, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Plains Trail passes 0.5 miles off. 50 named places lie within 25 miles, 10 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 2021
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 0.5 mi off the Texas Plains Trail
50 named places within 25 miles
- Hotel Turkey: 0.1 mi
- Bob Wills Monument: 0.1 mi
- 1928 Phillips 66 Service Station: 0.2 mi
- Turkey High School: 0.3 mi
- First Methodist Church of Turkey: 0.4 mi
- Eagles Point: 10.3 mi
- Old Flat Top: 11.5 mi
- Haynes Ridge: 12.3 mi
- Schott Mountain: 14.4 mi
- Quitaque Peaks: 15.8 mi
- Quitaque Panthers & Pantherettes: 9.2 mi
- Welcome to Quitaque - Home of the Valley Patriots: 9.3 mi
- Greetings from Quitaque: 9.3 mi
- In Memory of Jim & Irma Mayfield: 9.3 mi
- In God We Trust: 9.3 mi
- Bob Wills Park: 0.1 mi
- Quitaque City Park: 9.2 mi
- Caprock Canyons State Park and Trailway: 9.3 mi
- Silverton Municipal Park: 24.0 mi
- Bob Wills Museum: 0.3 mi
- Comanchero Canyons Museum: 9.1 mi
- The Jailhouse Museum: 23.7 mi
- Terry Spring: 15.7 mi
- Minnow Spring: 15.9 mi
- Gasoline: 7.3 mi
- Lingos Falls: 17.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ham's Barber Shop (RTHL). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Flat Top | W 273° | 923 m | 11.5 mi |
| Quitaque Peaks | SSW 212° | 865 m | 15.8 mi |
| Schott Mountain | NW 310° | 845 m | 14.4 mi |
| Eagles Point | WNW 287° | 833 m | 10.3 mi |
| Antelope Hill | S 187° | 824 m | 21.1 mi |
| Connally Peak | S 188° | 798 m | 23.5 mi |
| Indian Peak | NW 309° | 797 m | 18.9 mi |
| Lucky Knob | SE 138° | 677 m | 22.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:48 | 19:22 | 19:56 |
| June solstice | 06:32 | 20:23 | 21:00 |
| September equinox | 07:32 | 19:09 | 19:42 |
| December solstice | 07:47 | 16:59 | 17:38 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 41 | 45 | 53 | 61 | 70 | 79 | 83 | 81 | 74 | 63 | 51 | 43 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Turkey, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12403647775
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