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Old Bass Home

Old Bass Home from directly overhead

Old Bass Home is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 211 m. Brushy Mound stands 264 m to the west-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is The Fitzgerald Home, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 1.9 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

historic place in Denison, Grayson County, Texas

Wikidata Q110023809, matched on coordinates and name (3 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1968
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates33.73177, -96.58872

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Loy Park: 0.1 mi
  • Texoma Health Foundation Park: 0.8 mi
  • Waterloo Lake Regional Park: 1.4 mi
  • Flora Park: 2.0 mi
  • Jones Park: 2.4 mi
Museums: 7
Rest areas: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Peaks: 2
  • Brushy Mound: 23.2 mi
  • Popes Point: 24.5 mi
Artworks: 1
Gardens: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Herman Baker Park: 8.2 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Attractions: 1
  • Skydive Spaceland Dallas: 23.0 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Brushy MoundWNW 299°264 m23.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0519:38
June solstice06:1720:0420:41
September equinox07:1518:5219:25
December solstice07:2816:4417:22

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434755637179838376655445
Precip in2.52.84.03.95.54.52.92.93.44.83.53.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sherman, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12403575471

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