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I.M. (Mose) and Margaret Newman House

I.M. (Mose) and Margaret Newman House from directly overhead

I.M. (Mose) and Margaret Newman House is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 658 m. Bench Mountain stands 794 m to the southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Pioneer Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. 79 named places lie within 25 miles, 15 of them named summits.

About

The story

residence at 309 Ragland Sweetwater, Texas

Wikidata Q107321021, matched on coordinates and name (4 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Built
2003
Material
aluminium
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates32.47468, -100.40325
Around it

79 named places within 25 miles

Historic sites: 36
Peaks: 15
  • Beacon Hill: 6.8 mi
  • Cottonwood Mountain: 7.3 mi
  • Ninemile Hill: 8.2 mi
  • Wildcat Mountain: 8.6 mi
  • Round Mountain: 10.4 mi
Parks: 14
  • Rolling Plains Girls Softball Park: 0.7 mi
  • Newman Park: 0.9 mi
  • Fraley Park: 1.1 mi
  • Jones Park: 1.2 mi
  • Booker T. Washington Park: 1.3 mi
Cliffs: 5
Museums: 3
  • Pioneer Museum: 0.0 mi
  • National Wasp WWII Museum: 3.7 mi
  • Area Historical Museum: 22.5 mi
Rest areas: 3
Ghost towns: 3
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of I.M. (Mose) and Margaret Newman House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bench MountainSW 218°794 m15.4 mi
Wildcat MountainSSE 160°775 m8.6 mi
Bald MountainSE 124°757 m22.6 mi
Lone Wolf MountainW 269°752 m20.0 mi
Cottonwood MountainSE 144°740 m7.3 mi
Ninemile HillSSE 161°730 m8.2 mi
Black PointESE 120°725 m15.5 mi
Beacon HillE 101°710 m6.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4619:2119:54
June solstice06:3620:1720:53
September equinox07:3119:0719:40
December solstice07:4017:0317:41

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434755647280838275655345
Precip in1.01.01.41.52.83.11.82.22.12.21.11.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Roscoe, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12453452150

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