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Mason-Foster House

Mason-Foster House from directly overhead

Mason-Foster House is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 284 m. Eagle Pass Hill stands 322 m to the east, 1.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Taylor-Rivers House, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Pecos Trail passes 1.2 miles off. 86 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.

The story

residence at 1217 S. Main St. Del Rio, Texas

Wikidata Q107330791, matched on coordinates and name (513 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1980
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

How to reach it

Coordinates29.34816, -100.89599

86 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 27
  • Gordon Memorial Park: 0.2 mi
  • Rotary Park: 0.5 mi
  • Brown Plaza-Placita Brown: 0.5 mi
  • La puerta colorada artega Park: 0.7 mi
  • Greenwood Park: 0.8 mi
Museums: 5
Springs: 3
  • San Felipe Springs: 1.9 mi
  • McKee Springs: 10.3 mi
  • Tequesquite Spring: 25.0 mi
Peaks: 2
  • Round Mountain: 0.6 mi
  • Eagle Pass Hill: 1.8 mi
Cliffs: 2

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Eagle Pass HillE 95°322 m1.8 mi
Round MountainESE 103°308 m0.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4819:2419:55
June solstice06:4520:1220:47
September equinox07:3319:1019:42
December solstice07:3517:1417:50

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–Apr.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F566168758288909084756456
Precip in0.60.61.21.53.12.31.52.72.62.10.90.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — DEL RIO Intl AP, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12453813644

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