Historic site · Texas
Happy Union
Happy Union is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 1,014 m. The nearest named place is Snyder Commnuity, a historic site 5.1 miles away. Texas Plains Trail passes 31 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1983
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
Coordinates34.03539, -101.69662
- 30.6 mi off the Texas Plains Trail
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Snyder Commnuity: 5.1 mi
- Bellview Community and School: 6.5 mi
- Hale County: 8.7 mi
- J. Frank Norfleet: 8.7 mi
- Site of Epworth: 8.7 mi
Parks: 27
- Hale Center City Park: 8.7 mi
- Heritage Plaza: 8.7 mi
- Memorial Park: 8.7 mi
- Freeman Plaza: 8.8 mi
- Windmill Park: 8.8 mi
Artworks: 15
- Pumpkin: 20.4 mi
- Pumpkin: 20.6 mi
- Pumpkin: 20.6 mi
- Pumpkin: 20.6 mi
- Pumpkin: 20.6 mi
Museums: 5
- Hale County Farm & Ranch Museum: 9.1 mi
- Museum of the Llano Estacado: 10.7 mi
- Jimmy Dean Museum: 10.7 mi
- The Boston Terrier Museum: 21.0 mi
- Floyd County Historical Museum: 21.0 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Hale County Northbound Rest Area: 11.3 mi
- Hale County Southbound Rest Area: 11.4 mi
- Blanco Canyon: 21.7 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:51 | 19:26 | 19:59 |
| June solstice | 06:37 | 20:25 | 21:02 |
| September equinox | 07:36 | 19:12 | 19:45 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 17:04 | 17:42 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 39 | 43 | 51 | 59 | 68 | 77 | 80 | 79 | 71 | 60 | 49 | 40 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Plainview, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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