Magee House
Magee House 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 Childers Classical Institute, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Texas Forts Trail passes 2.9 miles off. 158 named places lie within 25 miles, 18 of them named summits.
The story
Historic place in Abilene, Taylor County, Texas.
Wikidata Q107320223, matched on coordinates and name (16 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1971
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 2.9 mi off the Texas Forts Trail
158 named places within 25 miles
- Childers Classical Institute: 0.2 mi
- Site of Guitar Mansion: 0.4 mi
- Old Weather Bureau Building: 0.4 mi
- Laughter Undertaking Company: 0.4 mi
- Site of Abilene's First School: 0.6 mi
- Cobb Park: 0.6 mi
- Vera Hall Minter Park: 0.7 mi
- Everman Park: 0.7 mi
- Adamson-Spalding Storybook Garden: 0.7 mi
- Oscar Rose Park: 1.0 mi
- Flattop: 13.8 mi
- Buzzard Mountain: 14.0 mi
- Round Top Mountain: 14.5 mi
- East Peak: 14.8 mi
- Cat Heads: 15.0 mi
- Stone Stacks: 0.4 mi
- "Mesteno" - Mustang Statue: 0.6 mi
- Duck On A Bike: 0.6 mi
- Man in the Moon: 0.6 mi
- Good Night Dinosaur: 0.7 mi
- Grace Cultural Center and Museum: 0.6 mi
- Discovery Center: 0.9 mi
- Frontier Texas!: 1.0 mi
- Women for Abilene Christian University Museum: 2.1 mi
- Dyess Memorial Center: 3.9 mi
- Petrified Tree: 1.8 mi
- Fort Phantom Hill: 13.6 mi
- Audra: 12.6 mi
- Belle Plain: 24.5 mi
- Lake Picnic/Swimming Area: 17.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Magee House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Mountain | WSW 241° | 757 m | 22.6 mi |
| Buzzard Mountain | WSW 243° | 721 m | 14.0 mi |
| Round Top Mountain | SW 234° | 715 m | 14.5 mi |
| Riney Peak | WSW 241° | 704 m | 18.6 mi |
| Chalk Peak | W 261° | 700 m | 22.6 mi |
| East Peak | WSW 248° | 699 m | 14.8 mi |
| Indian Mountain | SSW 206° | 696 m | 17.8 mi |
| Bald Eagle Mountain | S 190° | 693 m | 20.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:44 | 19:18 | 19:51 |
| June solstice | 06:33 | 20:14 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:28 | 19:05 | 19:37 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 17:01 | 17:38 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 46 | 50 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 81 | 85 | 84 | 77 | 67 | 56 | 47 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Abilene Rgnl AP, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12453546652
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