Hotel Turkey
Hotel Turkey is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 713 m. Old Flat Top stands 923 m to the west, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Ham's Barber Shop (RTHL), a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Plains Trail passes 0.4 miles off. 52 named places lie within 25 miles, 10 of them named summits.
The story
historic place in Turkey, Hall County, Texas
Dates from 1927.
Wikidata Q5912057, matched on coordinates and name (10 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1985
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 0.4 mi off the Texas Plains Trail
52 named places within 25 miles
- Ham's Barber Shop (RTHL): 0.1 mi
- 1928 Phillips 66 Service Station: 0.2 mi
- Bob Wills Monument: 0.2 mi
- Turkey High School: 0.4 mi
- First Methodist Church of Turkey: 0.4 mi
- Eagles Point: 10.3 mi
- Old Flat Top: 11.5 mi
- Haynes Ridge: 12.3 mi
- Schott Mountain: 14.4 mi
- Quitaque Peaks: 15.9 mi
- Quitaque Panthers & Pantherettes: 9.3 mi
- Welcome to Quitaque - Home of the Valley Patriots: 9.3 mi
- Greetings from Quitaque: 9.3 mi
- In Memory of Jim & Irma Mayfield: 9.4 mi
- In God We Trust: 9.4 mi
- Bob Wills Park: 0.2 mi
- Quitaque City Park: 9.3 mi
- Caprock Canyons State Park and Trailway: 9.3 mi
- Silverton Municipal Park: 24.0 mi
- Bob Wills Museum: 0.3 mi
- Comanchero Canyons Museum: 9.2 mi
- The Jailhouse Museum: 23.7 mi
- Terry Spring: 15.7 mi
- Minnow Spring: 15.9 mi
- Gasoline: 7.4 mi
- Lingos Falls: 17.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hotel Turkey. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Flat Top | W 273° | 923 m | 11.5 mi |
| Quitaque Peaks | SSW 212° | 865 m | 15.9 mi |
| Schott Mountain | NW 310° | 845 m | 14.4 mi |
| Eagles Point | WNW 286° | 833 m | 10.3 mi |
| Antelope Hill | S 187° | 824 m | 21.2 mi |
| Connally Peak | S 188° | 798 m | 23.5 mi |
| Indian Peak | NW 309° | 797 m | 18.8 mi |
| Lucky Knob | SE 138° | 677 m | 22.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:48 | 19:22 | 19:56 |
| June solstice | 06:32 | 20:23 | 21:00 |
| September equinox | 07:32 | 19:09 | 19:42 |
| December solstice | 07:47 | 16:59 | 17:38 |
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 | 41 | 45 | 53 | 61 | 70 | 79 | 83 | 81 | 74 | 63 | 51 | 43 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Turkey, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12403647771
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