Home County of Lafayette Lumpkin Foster
Home County of Lafayette Lumpkin Foster is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 145 m. Horn Hill stands 201 m to the west-northwest, 7.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Limestone County Courthouse, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Brazos Trail runs past it. 74 named places lie within 25 miles, 6 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 1966
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- On the Texas Brazos Trail
74 named places within 25 miles
- Limestone County Courthouse: 0.0 mi
- First Methodist Church of Groesbeck: 0.1 mi
- Groesbeck Lodge No. 354, A.F. & A.M.: 0.1 mi
- First Baptist Church of Groesbeck: 0.3 mi
- Washington High School: 0.5 mi
- Hawkins Park: 0.1 mi
- Old Fort Parker State Historical Park: 2.9 mi
- Fort Parker State Park: 5.1 mi
- Confederate Reunion Grounds State Historic Site: 7.8 mi
- Washington Park: 9.8 mi
- Andrews Hill: 4.8 mi
- Cedar Mound: 6.2 mi
- Horn Hill: 7.1 mi
- Morgan Hill: 9.1 mi
- Tehuacana Hills: 15.2 mi
- Springfield: 10.0 mi
- Buffalo Mop: 11.8 mi
- Tehuacana: 15.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Home County of Lafayette Lumpkin Foster. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horn Hill | WNW 284° | 201 m | 7.1 mi |
| Tehuacana Hills | N 356° | 195 m | 15.2 mi |
| Bald Hill | N 358° | 186 m | 17.4 mi |
| Morgan Hill | ENE 68° | 174 m | 9.1 mi |
| Andrews Hill | SE 138° | 140 m | 4.8 mi |
| Cedar Mound | ESE 111° | 113 m | 6.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:06 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 06:23 | 19:59 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:52 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 16:51 | 17:28 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 52 | 59 | 65 | 73 | 81 | 84 | 85 | 79 | 69 | 58 | 50 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mexia, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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