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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. 57 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

57 named places within 25 miles

Historic sites: 32
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 HillNW 313°1,041 m18.2 mi
Mitchell PeakNNE 14°940 m23.4 mi
Old Flat TopESE 113°923 m12.8 mi
Quitaque PeaksSE 142°865 m24.3 mi
Schott MountainENE 74°845 m12.7 mi
Eagles PointESE 102°833 m13.6 mi
Indian PeakNE 54°797 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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