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Hart House

Hart House from directly overhead

Hart House is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 310 m. Messanger Mountain stands 502 m to the west-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is First State Meeting of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 24 miles off.

The story

hotel building at 511 Western Ave. Lampasas, Texas

Wikidata Q107320125, matched on coordinates and name (14 m apart).

What the record says

Built
2002
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates31.06410, -98.17846

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Cedar Top Peak: 5.6 mi
  • Carter Mountains: 6.8 mi
  • Bachelor Peak: 6.8 mi
  • Flat Top Peak: 7.0 mi
  • Boys Peak: 7.4 mi
Parks: 47
  • College Street Park: 0.3 mi
  • Campbell Park/Hanna Springs Sculpture Garden: 0.3 mi
  • Cooper Springs Nature Park: 0.4 mi
  • W. M. Brook Park: 0.5 mi
  • Indian Trails Nature Area: 0.5 mi
Springs: 13
  • Gooch Spring: 1.3 mi
  • Adams Spring: 5.2 mi
  • Big Spring: 13.9 mi
  • Persimmon Spring: 14.5 mi
  • Trough Spring: 15.3 mi
Cliffs: 9
Museums: 8
  • Lampasas County Museum: 0.1 mi
  • Lampasas County Museum: 0.2 mi
  • Burnet County Historical Jail: 21.3 mi
  • Fort Croghan Museum: 21.4 mi
  • Highland Lakes Squadron - Commemorative Air Force: 22.7 mi
Attractions: 1
  • World's Largest Spur: 0.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Waterfalls: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.7 miles of Hart House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Messanger MountainWNW 299°502 m13.6 mi
Knight MountainWNW 301°501 m11.7 mi
Long MountainSW 221°490 m14.6 mi
Payne MountainNNW 337°490 m22.7 mi
Twin Sister PeaksWNW 292°485 m11.9 mi
Lookout MountainSW 230°484 m13.8 mi
Potato HillSSW 198°484 m18.6 mi
Waters MountainWNW 281°480 m9.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1319:45
June solstice06:3020:0520:40
September equinox07:2218:5919:31
December solstice07:2816:5917:35

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F475158657381848478675748
Precip in2.22.23.02.54.63.51.92.32.43.02.22.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lampasas, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12438068324

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