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Laughter Undertaking Company

Laughter Undertaking Company from directly overhead

Laughter Undertaking Company is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 524 m. Bald Mountain stands 757 m to the west-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Old Weather Bureau Building, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Forts Trail passes 2.7 miles off. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1985
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates32.45166, -99.73798

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 51
  • Vera Hall Minter Park: 0.2 mi
  • Everman Park: 0.3 mi
  • Adamson-Spalding Storybook Garden: 0.4 mi
  • Carver Park: 0.7 mi
  • Reyes Flores Park: 0.9 mi
Peaks: 18
  • Flattop: 13.5 mi
  • Buzzard Mountain: 14.4 mi
  • Round Top Mountain: 14.8 mi
  • East Peak: 15.1 mi
  • Cat Heads: 15.3 mi
Artworks: 16
  • Stone Stacks: 0.1 mi
  • "Mesteno" - Mustang Statue: 0.2 mi
  • Duck On A Bike: 0.2 mi
  • Man in the Moon: 0.2 mi
  • Flamingo With Sunglasses: 0.3 mi
Museums: 10
Attractions: 2
  • Petrified Tree: 1.8 mi
  • Fort Phantom Hill: 13.6 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Lake Picnic/Swimming Area: 17.9 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Laughter Undertaking Company. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bald MountainWSW 241°757 m22.9 mi
Buzzard MountainWSW 244°721 m14.4 mi
Round Top MountainSW 235°715 m14.8 mi
Riney PeakWSW 242°704 m18.9 mi
Chalk PeakW 261°700 m22.9 mi
East PeakWSW 249°699 m15.1 mi
Indian MountainSSW 207°696 m17.9 mi
Bald Eagle MountainS 191°693 m20.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4419:1819:51
June solstice06:3320:1420:50
September equinox07:2819:0519:37
December solstice07:3717:0117:38

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F465058667481858477675647
Precip in1.11.31.71.93.23.41.92.52.72.81.41.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Abilene Rgnl AP, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12453546667

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