Home of Whitney Montgomery, Poet
Home of Whitney Montgomery, Poet is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 118 m. Tehuacana Hills stands 195 m to the southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Midway Cemetery, a historic site 5.2 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 7.6 miles off. 110 named places lie within 25 miles, 4 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 1967
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 7.6 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
- 25.6 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
110 named places within 25 miles
- Midway Cemetery: 5.2 mi
- Hopewell Baptist Church: 5.3 mi
- Winkler: 6.8 mi
- The Powell Oil Field: 7.7 mi
- New Hope Baptist Church and St. Elmo Cemetery: 7.8 mi
- Lake Halbert Park: 8.6 mi
- Heritage Park: 10.7 mi
- Bunert Park: 11.1 mi
- Allyn Park: 11.5 mi
- Petroleum Industry Park: 11.6 mi
- This Must Be The Place: 11.6 mi
- Creativity of Kids: 11.6 mi
- Lookin' Sharp: 11.7 mi
- Do Good: 11.7 mi
- Palace Theater: 11.7 mi
- Walker Bluff: 12.2 mi
- Allen Bluff: 15.7 mi
- Lindsey Bluff: 16.3 mi
- Cox Bluff: 17.4 mi
- Porters Bluff: 21.5 mi
- Coutchman: 11.6 mi
- Tehuacana: 23.9 mi
- Corinth: 24.5 mi
- Centreville: 24.9 mi
- Pioneer Village of Navarro County: 12.3 mi
- Pearce Museum: 12.9 mi
- Freestone County Historical Museum: 21.0 mi
- Wildlife Museum: 24.1 mi
- Black Hills: 17.1 mi
- Bald Hill: 22.2 mi
- Pilot Knob: 23.2 mi
- Tehuacana Hills: 24.1 mi
- Richland Creek Wildlife Management Area: 13.4 mi
- Gus Engeling WRDA: 23.6 mi
- Gus Engeling Wildlife Management Area: 24.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Home of Whitney Montgomery, Poet. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tehuacana Hills | SW 220° | 195 m | 24.1 mi |
| Bald Hill | SW 223° | 186 m | 22.2 mi |
| Pilot Knob | SE 142° | 172 m | 23.2 mi |
| Black Hills | WNW 295° | 139 m | 17.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 19:05 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 06:20 | 19:59 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:51 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 16:48 | 17:26 |
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 | 66 | 74 | 81 | 85 | 85 | 79 | 69 | 57 | 50 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 5.1 | 3.2 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Corsicana Campbell FLD, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12453459429
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