Home of Orville Thomas Tyler
Home of Orville Thomas Tyler is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 182 m. Sevenmile Mountain stands 374 m to the west-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Old Anderson Place, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Brazos Trail runs past it. 43 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1936
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- On the Texas Brazos Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Old Anderson Place: 0.0 mi
- Louisa Adeline (Addie) Barton: 0.1 mi
- Kate Crawford and Zachary Clay Taylor: 0.1 mi
- First Baptist Church of Salado: 0.1 mi
- Davis Mill: 0.1 mi
- Pace Salada Park: 0.1 mi
- College Park: 0.3 mi
- Salado Youth Sports Fields: 1.3 mi
- Bluff Park: 3.9 mi
- Chalk Ridge Falls Park: 5.3 mi
- Dana Peak: 7.2 mi
- Cedar Knob: 7.3 mi
- Paisano Peak: 9.1 mi
- Horse Thief Mountain: 10.2 mi
- Miller Mountain: 10.6 mi
- Salado Museum and College Park: 0.2 mi
- Bell County Museum: 8.9 mi
- Mayfield-Dobbs Museum: 8.9 mi
- Railroad and Pioneer Museum: 15.4 mi
- Temple Children's Museum: 15.7 mi
- Salado Sculpture Garden: 0.7 mi
- Killeen Municipal Community Garden: 14.6 mi
- Kelly Flading Community Garden: 15.5 mi
- Alvarez Community Garden: 16.3 mi
- Rotary Club Garden: 16.3 mi
- Willis Creek Wildlife Area: 18.4 mi
- Sore Finger Wildlife Area: 18.9 mi
- Owl Creek Wildlife Management Area: 19.5 mi
- Granger Wildlife Management Area: 20.2 mi
- White Flint Wildlife Management Area: 20.7 mi
- Donahoe: 15.1 mi
- Aiken: 15.8 mi
- Brookhaven: 17.1 mi
- Stringtown: 18.4 mi
- Bland: 18.5 mi
- Bell County Southbound Rest Area: 2.4 mi
- Bell County Northbound Rest Area: 3.3 mi
- Picnic Area: 22.6 mi
- Headquarters Springs: 8.9 mi
- Warwick Springs: 9.0 mi
- Brushy Spring: 15.1 mi
- Temple Wildcat: 15.5 mi
- Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Memorial: 22.9 mi
- Statue of Robert McAlpin Williamson (Three-Legged Willie): 22.9 mi
- Old Town Salado: 0.5 mi
- Inner Space Cavern: 25.0 mi
- Hartrick Bluff: 10.3 mi
- Comanche Bluff: 21.6 mi
- Wyndham Hill Picnic Area: 11.9 mi
- Silverstone Park Picnic Area: 12.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Home of Orville Thomas Tyler. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sevenmile Mountain | WNW 294° | 374 m | 21.7 mi |
| Pilot Knob | WSW 239° | 368 m | 24.9 mi |
| Ivy Mountain | WNW 288° | 362 m | 20.1 mi |
| Manere Mountain | WNW 289° | 356 m | 17.9 mi |
| Bald Knob | WSW 245° | 355 m | 22.7 mi |
| Rattlesnake Hill | WNW 302° | 352 m | 22.5 mi |
| Barnett Knob | WSW 237° | 351 m | 23.4 mi |
| Tucker Knob | SW 235° | 350 m | 22.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:10 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:28 | 20:02 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:56 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 16:57 | 17:33 |
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 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 80 | 84 | 84 | 78 | 68 | 58 | 50 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 4.8 | 3.4 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 2.6 | 2.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stillhouse Hollow DAM, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12395126164
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