Joseph Olson Family Log Cabin
Joseph Olson Family Log Cabin is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 228 m. Long Point stands 415 m to the west, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Clifton Lutheran College, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 0.7 miles off. 134 named places lie within 25 miles, 34 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 1986
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 0.7 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
- 8.9 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
134 named places within 25 miles
- Clifton Lutheran College: 0.0 mi
- Texas State Historical Marker: 0.0 mi
- Clifton College Administration Building: 0.1 mi
- Clifton Whipple Truss Bridge: 1.4 mi
- Site of Clifton Mill: 1.4 mi
- Little Bee Mountain: 3.9 mi
- Big Bee Mountain: 4.2 mi
- Norse Hill: 4.9 mi
- Round Mountain: 5.0 mi
- Arrs Mountain: 5.4 mi
- Cockrell-Thiele Park: 0.5 mi
- Dahl Park: 0.5 mi
- Heritage Plaza: 0.7 mi
- Olsen Park: 1.0 mi
- City Park: 1.2 mi
- Bosque Museum: 0.0 mi
- Clifton Classic Chassis Auto Museum & Golden Age Gallery of Art: 0.7 mi
- Edwin Olsen Railroad Museum: 0.8 mi
- Valley Mills Santa Fe Railway Depot: 10.6 mi
- Whitney museum: 19.7 mi
- Sosebees Bluff: 13.9 mi
- Bee Bluff: 14.1 mi
- High Point: 16.4 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 18.6 mi
- White Bluff: 19.6 mi
- On the Banks of the Bosque: 0.7 mi
- Welcome to Walnut Springs: 21.8 mi
- Serenity Point: 18.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Joseph Olson Family Log Cabin. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long Point | W 281° | 415 m | 24.6 mi |
| Twin Mountains | W 275° | 411 m | 24.1 mi |
| Lone Mountain | W 274° | 396 m | 21.9 mi |
| Cutoff Mountain | W 263° | 391 m | 21.4 mi |
| Paul Mountain | W 272° | 373 m | 17.6 mi |
| Stroud Mountain | W 268° | 373 m | 17.7 mi |
| Jackson Hill | WNW 287° | 372 m | 16.9 mi |
| Spencer Mountain | WNW 293° | 366 m | 15.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:10 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:26 | 20:04 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:56 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:54 | 17:31 |
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, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12395124047
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