Original Site of the Joseph R. Rice Log Cabin
Original Site of the Joseph R. Rice Log Cabin is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 117 m. Camp Hill stands 199 m to the north-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Stage Coach Inn, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Forest Trail passes 2.7 miles off. 75 named places lie within 25 miles, 10 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 1976
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 2.7 mi off the Texas Forest Trail
75 named places within 25 miles
- Stage Coach Inn: 0.0 mi
- Rice Cemetery: 0.0 mi
- Joseph Redmond Rice and Willie Masters Rice: 0.1 mi
- Beazley House: 4.1 mi
- Spence-Chamberlain House: 4.2 mi
- Gary Hill: 7.5 mi
- Dutch Hill: 14.0 mi
- Houston Mound: 15.0 mi
- Liberty Hill: 15.3 mi
- Kent Hill: 15.5 mi
- Davy Crockett Memorial Park: 4.7 mi
- Mission Tejas State Park: 16.1 mi
- Strong Memorial Park: 19.1 mi
- Thomas Jefferson Payne Home: 19.6 mi
- Trilady Park: 22.4 mi
- Antioch: 19.8 mi
- Prairie Point: 20.0 mi
- Alabama: 21.2 mi
- Weeping Mary: 21.7 mi
- Yellow Bluff: 16.2 mi
- Brookfield Bluff: 16.7 mi
- Wiggins Bluff: 20.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Original Site of the Joseph R. Rice Log Cabin. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camp Hill | NNW 340° | 199 m | 24.6 mi |
| Collins Mountain | NNE 29° | 181 m | 23.4 mi |
| Houston Mound | N 357° | 168 m | 15.0 mi |
| Big Hill | NNE 25° | 140 m | 20.8 mi |
| Fowler Hill | NNE 31° | 131 m | 21.8 mi |
| Liberty Hill | NNE 24° | 109 m | 15.3 mi |
| Gary Hill | W 269° | 77 m | 7.5 mi |
| Dutch Hill | W 271° | 74 m | 14.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 19:01 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 06:18 | 19:54 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:48 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 16:47 | 17:24 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 52 | 58 | 65 | 73 | 80 | 83 | 83 | 78 | 68 | 57 | 50 |
| Precip in | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Crockett, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12414195727
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