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Henry Clay Thruston

Henry Clay Thruston from directly overhead

Henry Clay Thruston is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 120 m. Stivers Hill stands 194 m to the southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is First Presbyterian Church of Mt. Pleasant, a historic site 0.3 miles away. Texas Forest Trail passes 10 miles off. 15 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
2009
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates33.15807, -94.97520

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks: 33
  • Keith Park: 0.5 mi
  • Edwards Park: 0.7 mi
  • Oaklawn Park: 0.8 mi
  • Heritage Park: 1.1 mi
  • Dellwood Park: 1.1 mi
Peaks: 15
  • Whiteoak Knoll: 17.4 mi
  • Wilks Mountain: 17.5 mi
  • Hardison Mound: 17.7 mi
  • Pat Miller Hill: 18.0 mi
  • Stockbridge Knoll: 18.4 mi
Museums: 7
Ghost towns: 2
Nature reserves: 1
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Henry Clay Thruston. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Stivers HillSW 221°194 m22.4 mi
Howell MountainSSE 164°185 m20.1 mi
Adams MountainSSE 155°169 m21.1 mi
Buzzard Roost MountainSE 139°164 m24.7 mi
Holiday HillSSE 150°163 m22.0 mi
Couch MountainSSE 147°161 m19.1 mi
Massey MountainSSE 154°160 m19.8 mi
Helms MountainSSE 150°159 m20.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2418:5919:32
June solstice06:1219:5620:33
September equinox07:0918:4619:18
December solstice07:2016:4017:17

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444855637179828276655446
Precip in3.64.24.44.55.24.32.92.73.64.63.84.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Pleasant, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12453548666

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