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J. H. Meurer Home

J. H. Meurer Home from directly overhead

J. H. Meurer Home is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 297 m. Bare Mountain stands 362 m to the south, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Big Tree Park, a park 2.3 miles away. 139 named places lie within 25 miles, 12 of them named summits.

What the record says

Built
1982
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates33.65665, -98.47102

139 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 57
  • Big Tree Park: 2.3 mi
  • Marsh Park: 2.7 mi
  • Little Post Oak Creek Park: 3.8 mi
  • Deer Creek Park: 4.7 mi
  • Lake Arrowhead State Park: 8.3 mi
Peaks: 12
  • Gap Mountain: 14.2 mi
  • Spy Knob: 18.2 mi
  • Bare Butte: 18.5 mi
  • Temple Hill: 19.3 mi
  • Texas Republic Flag Overlook: 19.4 mi
Museums: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Attractions: 2
Waterfalls: 1
  • Wichita Falls: 17.8 mi
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of J. H. Meurer Home. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bare MountainS362 m19.6 mi
Spy KnobS348 m18.2 mi
Satanta MountainSSE348 m21.9 mi
Backbone MountainSE338 m19.6 mi
Bear MountainSE335 m23.8 mi
Gap MountainSSE334 m14.2 mi
Bare ButteNNW322 m18.5 mi
Temple HillNW321 m19.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3819:1319:46
June solstice06:2520:1120:48
September equinox07:2318:5919:32
December solstice07:3516:5217:30

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434755647381858577655445
Precip in1.72.02.02.44.83.42.52.92.83.82.02.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Archer City 2W, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12389411263

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