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Lockett Community

Lockett Community from directly overhead

Lockett Community is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 393 m. Big Mound stands 522 m to the west-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Vernon City Park / Orbison Park, a park 5.1 miles away. 52 named places lie within 25 miles, 8 of them named summits.

The story

census-designated place in Texas, United States

Wikidata Q108898765, matched on coordinates and name (73 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1983
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates34.08363, -99.36929

52 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 8
  • Little Mound: 15.6 mi
  • Third Mound: 15.8 mi
  • Medicine Mounds: 16.2 mi
  • Cedar Mound: 16.4 mi
  • Big Mound: 16.7 mi
Parks: 7
  • Vernon City Park / Orbison Park: 5.1 mi
  • Allingham Park: 6.2 mi
  • Sunshine Park: 6.7 mi
  • Christine Lyday Park: 6.9 mi
  • D.L. Green Park: 7.5 mi
Attractions: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big MoundWNW 298°522 m16.7 mi
Cedar MoundWNW 297°506 m16.4 mi
Third MoundWNW 296°489 m15.8 mi
Flat TopNW 305°488 m21.9 mi
Little MoundWNW 295°476 m15.6 mi
Medicine MoundsWNW 296°474 m16.2 mi
RaggedyW 266°436 m18.8 mi
Twin PeaksESE 123°357 m22.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4219:1619:49
June solstice06:2720:1620:53
September equinox07:2619:0319:36
December solstice07:4016:5417:33

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424554627281858476655243
Precip in1.11.22.12.63.74.12.42.83.02.51.61.3

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12453801359

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