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House Built by A. T. Monroe

House Built by A. T. Monroe from directly overhead

House Built by A. T. Monroe is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 113 m. Houston Mound stands 168 m to the north, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Monroe-Crook House, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Forest Trail runs past it. 72 named places lie within 25 miles, 7 of them named summits.

What the record says

Built
1962
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

How to reach it

Coordinates31.31837, -95.45422

72 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 7
  • Gary Hill: 4.9 mi
  • Dutch Hill: 11.1 mi
  • Kent Hill: 13.4 mi
  • Houston Mound: 17.9 mi
  • Liberty Hill: 19.2 mi
Parks: 6
  • Davy Crockett Memorial Park: 0.7 mi
  • Mission Tejas State Park: 20.3 mi
  • Trilady Park: 20.3 mi
  • Strong Memorial Park: 21.2 mi
  • Thomas Jefferson Payne Home: 23.5 mi
Cliffs: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Nature reserves: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of House Built by A. T. Monroe. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Houston MoundN168 m17.9 mi
Big HillNNE140 m24.8 mi
Liberty HillNNE109 m19.2 mi
Gary HillWNW77 m4.9 mi
Dutch HillWNW74 m11.1 mi
Sugar MoundsE73 m20.9 mi
Kent HillWNW67 m13.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2619:0219:34
June solstice06:1919:5420:30
September equinox07:1118:4819:20
December solstice07:1716:4717:24

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485258657380838378685750
Precip in4.13.83.43.74.85.12.53.43.64.43.84.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Crockett, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12414136335

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