Norse
Norse is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 264 m. Long Point stands 415 m to the west-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Norse Hill, a peak 0.7 miles away. Texas Brazos Trail passes 8.5 miles off. 135 named places lie within 25 miles, 36 of them named summits.
The story
Mine in Bosque County, Texas, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49436813, matched on coordinates and name (128 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 2002
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 8.5 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
- 5.3 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
135 named places within 25 miles
- Our Savior's Lutheran Church: 1.3 mi
- Norwegian Settlements in Bosque County: 1.4 mi
- Cleng Peerson: 2.1 mi
- Wilson Homesite: 3.1 mi
- Ole and Elizabeth Finstad Homesite: 3.6 mi
- Norse Hill: 0.7 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 0.7 mi
- Norman Hill: 2.6 mi
- Rattlesnake Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Round Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Olsen Park: 5.5 mi
- Dahl Park: 5.7 mi
- Cockrell-Thiele Park: 5.8 mi
- Heritage Plaza: 6.0 mi
- City Park: 6.4 mi
- Bosque Museum: 5.3 mi
- Clifton Classic Chassis Auto Museum & Golden Age Gallery of Art: 6.0 mi
- Edwin Olsen Railroad Museum: 6.0 mi
- Valley Mills Santa Fe Railway Depot: 13.6 mi
- Walnut Springs City Museum: 21.4 mi
- High Point: 11.1 mi
- Bee Bluff: 18.7 mi
- Sosebees Bluff: 19.2 mi
- White Bluff: 23.7 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 23.9 mi
- On the Banks of the Bosque: 6.0 mi
- Welcome to Walnut Springs: 21.5 mi
- Serenity Point: 23.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Norse. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long Point | WNW 288° | 415 m | 20.0 mi |
| Twin Mountains | W 281° | 411 m | 19.2 mi |
| Lone Mountain | W 281° | 396 m | 17.0 mi |
| Cutoff Mountain | W 266° | 391 m | 16.1 mi |
| Stroud Mountain | W 274° | 373 m | 12.6 mi |
| Paul Mountain | W 280° | 373 m | 12.7 mi |
| Jackson Hill | WNW 300° | 372 m | 12.8 mi |
| Spencer Mountain | NW 309° | 366 m | 12.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:10 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:27 | 20:04 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:57 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:55 | 17:32 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 46 | 49 | 57 | 65 | 73 | 80 | 84 | 84 | 78 | 67 | 56 | 48 |
| Precip in | 2.5 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 2.6 | 2.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Whitney DAM, 19 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/13971376696
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