John Blackburn Log House
John Blackburn Log House is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 249 m. Crawford Mountain stands 416 m to the west-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Rotary Club Children's Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Texas Brazos Trail passes 12 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1986
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 12.0 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Rotary Club Children's Park: 0.3 mi
- Marlboro Park: 0.4 mi
- Conder Park: 0.5 mi
- AA Lane Park: 1.0 mi
- Phyllis Park: 1.0 mi
- City of Killeen: 0.5 mi
- Bethel Primitive Baptist Church: 1.1 mi
- Santa Fe Depot: 1.2 mi
- First National Bank of Killeen: 1.3 mi
- Wednesday Review Club: 1.5 mi
- Castle Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Black Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Elm Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Post Oak Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Jackson Knob: 4.2 mi
- 3rd Calvary Museum (Closed): 2.9 mi
- Showcase Room: 3.3 mi
- National Mounted Warrior Museum: 3.4 mi
- 1st cav War on Terror: 4.1 mi
- Bell County Museum: 15.2 mi
- Alvarez Community Garden: 0.9 mi
- 10th St. Community Garden: 1.2 mi
- Kelly Flading Community Garden: 1.3 mi
- Killeen Municipal Community Garden: 2.1 mi
- Native Wildscape Garden (Bird, Bee, Butterfly & Bat Garden): 4.4 mi
- Old Town Salado: 15.0 mi
- CCC Rock Tower: 20.5 mi
- Bird Blind: 20.6 mi
- CCC Plaque: 20.9 mi
- Historic Bell: 20.9 mi
- Warwick Springs: 15.1 mi
- Headquarters Springs: 15.2 mi
- Brushy Spring: 19.1 mi
- Adams Spring: 22.7 mi
- Brookhaven: 7.1 mi
- Bland: 13.7 mi
- Aiken: 15.0 mi
- Picnic Area: 16.2 mi
- Bell County Southbound Rest Area: 16.5 mi
- Bell County Northbound Rest Area: 16.9 mi
- Wyndham Hill Picnic Area: 20.8 mi
- Silverstone Park Picnic Area: 21.1 mi
- Hartrick Bluff: 20.7 mi
- Temple Wildcat: 21.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.1 miles of John Blackburn Log House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crawford Mountain | WNW 282° | 416 m | 18.4 mi |
| Taylor Mountain | W 263° | 401 m | 15.1 mi |
| Long Mountain | WNW 288° | 389 m | 15.1 mi |
| Herzog Mountain | WNW 289° | 382 m | 14.4 mi |
| Twin Mountains | WNW 290° | 381 m | 13.3 mi |
| Sevenmile Mountain | WSW 256° | 374 m | 9.7 mi |
| Anderson Mountain | W 280° | 372 m | 11.1 mi |
| Hog Mountain | W 279° | 370 m | 11.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:11 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:28 | 20:03 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:57 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 16:57 | 17:33 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 52 | 59 | 65 | 73 | 81 | 84 | 85 | 78 | 68 | 58 | 49 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 2.1 | 4.7 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 2.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Killeen, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/13971432007
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