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Hamilton-Soules House

Hamilton-Soules House from directly overhead

Hamilton-Soules House is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 426 m. Long Pompey Mountain stands 537 m to the west-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Star Mountain, a peak 1.5 miles away. 114 named places lie within 25 miles, 44 of them named summits.

The story

Historic place in Star, Mills County, Texas.

Wikidata Q110025042, matched on coordinates and name (2 m apart).

What the record says

Built
2004
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates31.46988, -98.31734

114 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 44
  • Star Mountain: 1.5 mi
  • Round Mountain: 4.5 mi
  • Deadman Mountain: 6.0 mi
  • Vista Mountain: 7.2 mi
  • Payne Mountain: 7.2 mi
Parks: 7
  • Goldthwaite Municipal Park: 14.9 mi
  • Comanche & Indian Gap RR: 15.8 mi
  • Hamilton Park: 19.9 mi
  • Shrunk Park: 20.1 mi
  • Hamilton City Park: 20.3 mi
Cliffs: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 1
Gardens: 1
Nature reserves: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hamilton-Soules House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Long Pompey MountainWNW537 m21.9 mi
Little Pompey MountainWNW530 m21.8 mi
Huckabee HillNW520 m11.0 mi
Tiger MountainWNW517 m18.0 mi
San Saba PeakWSW510 m15.4 mi
Taterhill MountainNW510 m22.1 mi
Cowhouse MountainNNW509 m19.6 mi
Schoen MountainNNW509 m19.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3819:1319:45
June solstice06:3020:0620:42
September equinox07:2218:5919:31
December solstice07:2916:5817:35

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F465057657380838477675648
Precip in2.02.12.13.14.13.92.71.52.43.32.32.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Evant 1ssw, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12452321744

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