Huron
Huron is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 203 m. Kay Mountain stands 318 m to the southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Fort Graham Cemetery, a historic site 1.2 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail runs past it. 172 named places lie within 25 miles, 13 of them named summits.
The story
Unincorporated Community in Texas, United States.
Wikidata Q140431126, matched on coordinates and name (76 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 2006
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- On the Texas Lakes Trail
172 named places within 25 miles
- Fort Graham Cemetery: 1.2 mi
- Fort Graham: 3.1 mi
- Bethlehem Cemetery (HTC): 5.7 mi
- King Memorial United Methodist Church: 6.4 mi
- Boesch House: 6.5 mi
- Old Fort Park: 3.2 mi
- Cedar Creek Park: 3.5 mi
- Steele Creek Park: 5.7 mi
- Nolan River Park: 6.7 mi
- McCown Valley Park: 6.9 mi
- Whitney museum: 6.5 mi
- Texas Children's Museum: 13.5 mi
- Texas Through Time: 13.7 mi
- Hill County Cellblock Museum: 13.7 mi
- Roadside America Museum: 13.8 mi
- Powelldale Mountains: 8.2 mi
- Brushy Knob: 9.8 mi
- Bee Mountain: 11.0 mi
- Pilot Knob: 15.9 mi
- Brown Mountain: 22.0 mi
- Willie Nelson: 13.6 mi
- Grandview: 19.0 mi
- How Do You Stack Up?: 21.2 mi
- Wild Frontier, Trail Dust, And Rails: 21.2 mi
- General Cleburne: 21.2 mi
- White Bluff: 3.7 mi
- Bee Bluff: 8.4 mi
- Robinson Bluff: 8.7 mi
- Broke Rock: 10.1 mi
- Bluff Mills: 11.9 mi
- Serenity Point: 4.7 mi
- The Spirit of Cleburne: 20.7 mi
- ATSF 999457: 21.5 mi
- Little Ham Hole Spring: 13.9 mi
- Big Ham Hole Spring: 14.4 mi
- Old City Spring: 21.3 mi
- Brazos Point: 18.2 mi
- Greenock: 19.0 mi
- Pendell: 24.9 mi
- Aquilla Wildlife Management Area: 11.5 mi
- Vivian J. Malone Preserve: 14.3 mi
- Hill County Southbound Rest Area: 17.1 mi
- Hill County Northbound Rest Area: 17.6 mi
- Iris Garden: 20.9 mi
- Guinn Garden at Buffalo Creek: 21.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Huron. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kay Mountain | SW 236° | 318 m | 24.0 mi |
| Golden Mountain | SW 231° | 307 m | 23.8 mi |
| Dinner Hill | W 267° | 302 m | 23.6 mi |
| Pilot Knob | WSW 242° | 301 m | 15.9 mi |
| Brown Mountain | SW 231° | 299 m | 22.0 mi |
| Round Mountain | SW 227° | 298 m | 24.6 mi |
| Arrs Mountain | SW 229° | 295 m | 23.5 mi |
| Berry Knob | NW 321° | 285 m | 23.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:09 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:25 | 20:03 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:55 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:53 | 17:30 |
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 | 46 | 49 | 57 | 65 | 73 | 80 | 84 | 84 | 78 | 67 | 56 | 48 |
| Precip in | 2.5 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 2.6 | 2.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Whitney DAM, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12414128243
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