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Hermes House

Hermes House from directly overhead

Hermes House is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 81 m. Obar Hill stands 181 m to the southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Site of a Twin Blockhouse, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 0.4 miles off. 129 named places lie within 25 miles, 8 of them named summits.

The story

Historic place in La Grange, Fayette County, Texas.

Wikidata Q110025039, matched on coordinates and name (97 m apart).

What the record says

Built
2004
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates29.90882, -96.88184

129 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 32
  • Kruschel Park: 0.3 mi
  • Jaycee Park: 0.6 mi
  • Lester Park: 0.9 mi
  • Monument Hill & Kreische Brewery State Historic Site: 1.5 mi
  • White Rock Park: 1.5 mi
Ghost towns: 12
Peaks: 8
  • Monument Hill: 1.6 mi
  • Indian Hill: 4.3 mi
  • Hellers Hill: 10.1 mi
  • Live Oak Hill: 12.9 mi
  • Rocky Hill: 14.9 mi
Cliffs: 2

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Obar HillSW181 m21.8 mi
Royston HillWNW174 m21.3 mi
Hellers HillNNE168 m10.1 mi
Homeyer MountainNE139 m21.6 mi
Monument HillS138 m1.6 mi
Rocky HillESE137 m14.9 mi
Live Oak HillESE125 m12.9 mi
Indian HillNNW101 m4.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0819:39
June solstice06:2819:5720:32
September equinox07:1718:5419:26
December solstice07:2016:5717:33

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515561687682858680716053
Precip in3.22.73.22.94.43.62.12.63.64.33.73.4

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12403586749

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