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L. P. Smith House

L. P. Smith House from directly overhead

L. P. Smith House is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 160 m. Horn Hill stands 201 m to the southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Town Named for Gen. Jose Antonio Mexia, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Texas Brazos Trail passes 0.8 miles off. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

historic place in Mexia, Limestone County, Texas

Wikidata Q110023075, matched on coordinates and name (159 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1967
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates31.68030, -96.47923

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 13
  • Mexia City Park: 0.4 mi
  • Confederate Reunion Grounds State Historic Site: 5.8 mi
  • Fort Parker State Park: 6.7 mi
  • Booker T Washington Emancipation Proclamation Park: 7.1 mi
  • Washington Park: 7.2 mi
Peaks: 8
  • Tehuacana Hills: 6.1 mi
  • Bald Hill: 7.6 mi
  • Morgan Hill: 9.0 mi
  • Cedar Mound: 13.4 mi
  • Horn Hill: 13.7 mi
Ghost towns: 4

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of L. P. Smith House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Horn HillSW 228°201 m13.7 mi
Tehuacana HillsNW 315°195 m6.1 mi
Bald HillNNW 329°186 m7.6 mi
Burleson HillESE 104°182 m22.8 mi
Morgan HillSE 146°174 m9.0 mi
Folsom HillsE 101°168 m24.2 mi
Andrews HillS 180°140 m14.5 mi
Cedar MoundS 169°113 m13.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0619:38
June solstice06:2219:5920:35
September equinox07:1518:5219:24
December solstice07:2216:5017:27

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485259657381848579695850

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mexia, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/13971415810

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