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Pleasant Lafayette Crawford House

Pleasant Lafayette Crawford House from directly overhead

Pleasant Lafayette Crawford House is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 1,000 m. Jackson Hill stands 1,041 m to the northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Briscoe County Veterans Memorial, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Texas Plains Trail runs past it. 55 named places lie within 25 miles, 8 of them named summits.

The story

Historic place in Silverton, Briscoe County, Texas.

Wikidata Q110023291, matched on coordinates and name (2 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1983
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates34.47621, -101.30562

55 named places within 25 miles

Historic sites: 30
Peaks: 8
  • Indian Peak: 10.5 mi
  • Haynes Ridge: 11.8 mi
  • Schott Mountain: 12.7 mi
  • Old Flat Top: 12.8 mi
  • Eagles Point: 13.6 mi
Artworks: 6
Parks: 4
  • Silverton Municipal Park: 0.2 mi
  • Caprock Canyons State Park and Trailway: 15.0 mi
  • Quitaque City Park: 16.1 mi
  • Bob Wills Park: 23.8 mi
Museums: 3
Springs: 2
  • Minnow Spring: 11.9 mi
  • Terry Spring: 12.1 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Lingos Falls: 11.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Pleasant Lafayette Crawford House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Jackson HillNW1,041 m18.2 mi
Mitchell PeakNNE940 m23.4 mi
Old Flat TopESE923 m12.8 mi
Quitaque PeaksSE865 m24.3 mi
Schott MountainENE845 m12.7 mi
Eagles PointESE833 m13.6 mi
Indian PeakNE797 m10.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5019:2419:57
June solstice06:3420:2421:02
September equinox07:3419:1019:44
December solstice07:4917:0117:39

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384250576776797871594839
Precip in0.70.81.31.62.93.72.42.62.31.80.80.8

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/9821013728

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