Hood County News
Hood County News is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 226 m. Lone Mountain stands 429 m to the southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Lauren Community Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail runs past it. 19 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1974
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- On the Texas Lakes Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Lauren Community Park: 0.2 mi
- Rough Creek Park: 0.8 mi
- Log Cabin: 1.0 mi
- Courthouse Park: 1.0 mi
- Historic Granbury Square: 1.0 mi
- Wright-Henderson-Duncan House: 0.5 mi
- James Hogan Doyle and Mary Kate Stringfellow Doyle: 0.8 mi
- E. A. Hannaford House: 0.9 mi
- Daniel House: 0.9 mi
- J.D. and Georgia Brown House: 0.9 mi
- Comanche Peak: 3.5 mi
- Thompson Mountain: 4.7 mi
- Barnard Knob: 11.1 mi
- Nebo Mountain: 12.5 mi
- Berry Knob: 13.7 mi
- Greetings from Glen Rose: 13.5 mi
- Paluxy Trading Co.: 13.5 mi
- Barnards of the Brazos: 13.6 mi
- Historic Glen Rose: 13.6 mi
- Historic Barnards Mill: 13.7 mi
- County Jail Museum: 1.1 mi
- Rail Station Museum: 1.4 mi
- Somervell County Historical Society Museum: 13.5 mi
- Creation Evidence Museum: 13.7 mi
- Barnard's Mill and Art Museum: 13.8 mi
- Lake Granbury Master Gardener Demonstration Garden: 1.2 mi
- elizabeth crockett butterfly Garden: 7.6 mi
- Somervell County Master Gardeners Demo Garden: 13.7 mi
- Community Garden: 15.3 mi
- Chandor Gardens: 22.5 mi
- Comanche Peak: 3.5 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 4.4 mi
- Conway Bluff: 10.5 mi
- Milliken Bluff: 13.8 mi
- Stephens Bluff: 16.7 mi
- Apatosaurus: 12.6 mi
- Tyrannosaurus rex: 12.6 mi
- Stephenville Club Lake Old Mill House: 23.9 mi
- Stephenville Club Lake Pavillion: 23.9 mi
- The Spirit of Cleburne: 24.5 mi
- Acton Nature Center: 7.6 mi
- Glen Rose Bird Sanctuary: 13.6 mi
- Stephenville Club Lake Nature Preserve: 23.8 mi
- Brazos Point: 19.5 mi
- Chalk Mountain: 20.2 mi
- Three Way: 23.2 mi
- Big Ham Hole Spring: 23.2 mi
- Little Ham Hole Spring: 23.7 mi
- Old City Spring: 24.2 mi
- Canoe Docks: 8.8 mi
- Stephenville Club Lake Beach: 23.9 mi
- Acton Tabernacle: 6.1 mi
- Stephenville Club Lake Waterfalls: 23.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hood County News. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lone Mountain | SW 214° | 429 m | 22.1 mi |
| Bunker Hill | SW 230° | 427 m | 24.8 mi |
| Lone Mountain | SSW 212° | 413 m | 21.2 mi |
| Chalk Mountain | SSW 204° | 390 m | 19.1 mi |
| Comanche Peak | S 188° | 373 m | 3.5 mi |
| Double Mountain | WNW 289° | 359 m | 19.9 mi |
| Oyster Hill | N 359° | 351 m | 22.3 mi |
| Tater Nob | N 11° | 344 m | 15.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:11 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:25 | 20:06 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:57 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:53 | 17:31 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 49 | 57 | 64 | 72 | 81 | 85 | 84 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 46 |
| Precip in | 2.3 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 2.6 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Granbury 5N, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12414138029
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