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Lowrey-Hurst Homestead

Lowrey-Hurst Homestead from directly overhead

Lowrey-Hurst Homestead is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 146 m. Chalk Hill stands 202 m to the northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Adams Park, a park 0.7 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 19 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1984
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates32.60433, -96.70129

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Adams Park: 0.7 mi
  • Cottonwood Park: 1.1 mi
  • Campbell Park: 2.8 mi
  • Rocky Crest Park: 2.9 mi
  • Lancaster City Park: 3.6 mi
Attractions
Artworks
Gardens: 48
Museums: 33
  • Henry B. Tippie National Aviation Education Center: 10.5 mi
  • Commemorative Air Force Headquarters: 10.5 mi
  • Fred and Barbara Clark Telling Restoration Hangar: 10.6 mi
  • International Museum of Cultures: 11.9 mi
  • Dallas Museum of Natural History: 12.5 mi
Nature reserves: 13
Ghost towns: 5
Picnic sites: 2
Peaks: 2
Springs: 2
  • Hawkins Spring: 18.2 mi
  • McKamy Spring: 23.4 mi
Cliffs: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • SoPac Trail Rest Area: 16.7 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Lynn Creek Park Beach: 19.3 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chalk HillNW 312°202 m14.7 mi
Sand HillESE 111°117 m14.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0619:39
June solstice06:2020:0220:38
September equinox07:1618:5319:25
December solstice07:2616:4817:26

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F475057657481858578675648
Precip in3.03.14.03.94.34.02.02.82.74.92.83.5

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12403582335

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