Old Hico
Old Hico is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 304 m. Sand Mountain stands 441 m to the west, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Hico City Park, a park 2.2 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 20 miles off. 175 named places lie within 25 miles, 38 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 1963
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 20.4 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
- 27.4 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
175 named places within 25 miles
- First United Methodist Church of Hico: 2.6 mi
- Fairy Cemetery: 7.0 mi
- United Methodist Church of Fairy: 7.1 mi
- Martin's Gap: 7.2 mi
- Olin Baptist Church: 7.4 mi
- Hico City Park: 2.2 mi
- Yoho Park: 11.8 mi
- Cranfills Gap City Park: 16.4 mi
- 67 Roadside Park: 16.7 mi
- Katy Park: 17.0 mi
- Long Point: 7.3 mi
- Johnson Peak: 8.2 mi
- Twin Mountains: 10.0 mi
- Lone Mountain: 10.9 mi
- Jackson Hill: 11.3 mi
- The Giant U: 15.9 mi
- Welcome to Walnut Springs: 17.1 mi
- Moo-La: 21.8 mi
- Keep Stephenville Beautiful: 21.9 mi
- John Tarleton Statue: 21.9 mi
- Walnut Springs City Museum: 17.1 mi
- Hamilton County Historical Museum: 18.1 mi
- Dublin Bottling Works: 21.5 mi
- Dublin Rodeo Heritage Museum: 21.6 mi
- Stephenville Historical House Museum: 21.8 mi
- Billy the Kid Statue: 2.5 mi
- Carriage House: 21.8 mi
- Center Grove Schoolhouse: 21.9 mi
- John Tarleton Ranch House: 21.9 mi
- Tyrannosaurus rex: 23.6 mi
- Horticulture Garden: 21.8 mi
- Tarleton Garden: 22.0 mi
- Keep Stephenville Beautiful Garden: 23.1 mi
- Somervell County Master Gardeners Demo Garden: 24.8 mi
- High Point: 16.9 mi
- Open Roof Gazebo: 22.2 mi
- Glen Rose Bird Sanctuary: 24.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Old Hico. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sand Mountain | W 269° | 441 m | 20.2 mi |
| Slick Hill | WSW 242° | 439 m | 23.6 mi |
| Bunker Hill | NNW 340° | 427 m | 18.0 mi |
| Long Point | S 173° | 415 m | 7.3 mi |
| Twin Mountains | S 174° | 411 m | 10.0 mi |
| Blue Ridge | SSW 197° | 410 m | 21.5 mi |
| Lone Mountain | SSE 163° | 396 m | 10.9 mi |
| Cutoff Mountain | SSE 165° | 391 m | 15.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:12 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:27 | 20:06 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:58 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:55 | 17:33 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 45 | 48 | 56 | 64 | 72 | 80 | 83 | 83 | 75 | 65 | 55 | 46 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 2.2 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hico, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12438037876
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