Hooks
Hooks is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 117 m. Cusseta Mountains stands 191 m to the south-southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Hooks City Park, a park 0.8 miles away. 108 named places lie within 25 miles, 9 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 1969
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
108 named places within 25 miles
- Hooks City Park: 0.8 mi
- Yates Park: 6.9 mi
- Tapp Park: 7.1 mi
- Scrapp Miller Park: 7.4 mi
- Clear Spring Park: 9.8 mi
- Pecan Point Signers of the Texas Declaration of Independence: 0.8 mi
- Veteran's Honor Park, Living Christmas Tree: 2.3 mi
- Bowie County: 6.3 mi
- Red Bayou Methodist Church: 6.6 mi
- New Boston: 6.9 mi
- Glass Hill: 7.3 mi
- Rea Hill: 7.9 mi
- Adams Hill: 10.6 mi
- Wilburn Hill: 15.6 mi
- Lime Rock Hill: 17.4 mi
- 3 Bostons Museum: 6.9 mi
- Museum of Regional History: 14.9 mi
- P. J. Ahern Home: 15.1 mi
- Four States Auto Museum: 15.2 mi
- Two Rivers Museum: 17.3 mi
- Spanish Bluff: 8.6 mi
- Pine Bluff: 15.0 mi
- Knights Bluff: 16.0 mi
- Red Bluff: 24.0 mi
- Willow Bluff: 24.9 mi
- Elk Meadow Game Ranch: 17.2 mi
- Darden: 20.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hooks. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cusseta Mountains | SSW 206° | 191 m | 22.4 mi |
| Hickory Hill | SSE 164° | 141 m | 17.5 mi |
| Lime Rock Hill | NNW 339° | 139 m | 17.4 mi |
| Glass Hill | WSW 254° | 133 m | 7.3 mi |
| Rea Hill | WSW 253° | 131 m | 7.9 mi |
| Jim Jones Hill | WNW 300° | 117 m | 24.7 mi |
| Adams Hill | WSW 240° | 113 m | 10.6 mi |
| Wilburn Hill | E 90° | 108 m | 15.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:56 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 06:09 | 19:54 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:43 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 16:36 | 17:14 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 48 | 55 | 63 | 72 | 80 | 83 | 83 | 76 | 65 | 54 | 46 |
| Precip in | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 5.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Texarkana, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12395228001
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