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Old D.N. Arnett Home

Old D.N. Arnett Home from directly overhead

Old D.N. Arnett Home is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 640 m. Bench Mountain stands 794 m to the east-southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is First Presbyterian Church, a historic site 0.1 miles away. 15 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

historic place in Colorado City, Mitchell County, Texas

Wikidata Q110023216, matched on coordinates and name (131 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1968
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates32.39279, -100.86445

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 15
  • Clay Smith Peak: 6.2 mi
  • Lone Wolf Mountain: 8.7 mi
  • Morgan Peak: 10.8 mi
  • Red Hills: 11.0 mi
  • Beals Mountain: 14.0 mi
Parks: 14
  • Kiwanis Park: 0.3 mi
  • Ruddick Park: 1.0 mi
  • Paredes Park: 1.0 mi
  • Loraine City Park: 9.0 mi
  • Roscoe City Park: 18.9 mi
Museums: 2
Cliffs: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bench MountainESE 110°794 m18.6 mi
Jackson MountainSSE 148°788 m23.0 mi
Stepp MountainSSE 151°786 m23.8 mi
Flattop MountainW 279°765 m23.7 mi
Wildhorse MountainW 264°761 m23.0 mi
Lone Wolf MountainNE 52°752 m8.7 mi
Silver PeakSSE 155°696 m25.0 mi
Morgan PeakWSW 256°691 m10.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4819:2319:55
June solstice06:3820:1820:54
September equinox07:3219:0919:42
December solstice07:4217:0617:43

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434755647380848275655244
Precip in0.91.31.71.52.13.02.03.01.92.31.21.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Colorado City, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12452351123

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