Jones-Tyson House
Jones-Tyson House is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 118 m. Cusseta Mountains stands 191 m to the south, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is New Boston, a historic site 0.4 miles away. 102 named places lie within 25 miles, 9 of them named summits.
The story
Historic place in New Boston, Bowie County, Texas.
Wikidata Q110024326, matched on coordinates and name (7 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1965
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
102 named places within 25 miles
- Scrapp Miller Park: 0.6 mi
- Tapp Park: 0.9 mi
- Hooks City Park: 6.5 mi
- Herron Creek Park: 12.4 mi
- Yates Park: 13.6 mi
- New Boston: 0.4 mi
- Bowie County: 1.2 mi
- Red Bayou Methodist Church: 2.0 mi
- Veteran's Honor Park, Living Christmas Tree: 5.0 mi
- Pleasant Hill Missionary Baptist Church: 5.6 mi
- Glass Hill: 1.8 mi
- Rea Hill: 2.2 mi
- Adams Hill: 5.4 mi
- Lime Rock Hill: 16.5 mi
- Vinegar Hill: 17.1 mi
- 3 Bostons Museum: 0.4 mi
- Museum of Regional History: 22.0 mi
- Two Rivers Museum: 22.2 mi
- P. J. Ahern Home: 22.2 mi
- Four States Auto Museum: 22.3 mi
- Spanish Bluff: 6.4 mi
- Pine Bluff: 16.2 mi
- Knights Bluff: 18.4 mi
- Willow Bluff: 18.7 mi
- White Oak Creek Wildlife Management Area: 20.6 mi
- Red Slough State Waterfowl Reserve Portion: 23.8 mi
- Elk Meadow Game Ranch: 10.3 mi
- Darden: 14.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Jones-Tyson House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cusseta Mountains | S 187° | 191 m | 20.1 mi |
| Hickory Hill | SE 144° | 141 m | 20.6 mi |
| Lime Rock Hill | N 3° | 139 m | 16.5 mi |
| Glass Hill | S 174° | 133 m | 1.8 mi |
| Rea Hill | S 188° | 131 m | 2.2 mi |
| Jim Jones Hill | NW 312° | 117 m | 19.0 mi |
| Adams Hill | SSW 201° | 113 m | 5.4 mi |
| Wilburn Hill | E 90° | 108 m | 22.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:57 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 06:09 | 19:55 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:43 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 16:36 | 17:14 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 47 | 55 | 63 | 71 | 78 | 82 | 81 | 75 | 64 | 53 | 46 |
| Precip in | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 5.3 | 4.5 | 5.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dekalb, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12395084699
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