Pleasant Thorp
Pleasant Thorp is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 217 m. Lone Mountain stands 429 m to the south-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Add-Ran Christian College, a historic site 0.4 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 1.6 miles off. 21 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 2018
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 1.6 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Add-Ran Christian College: 0.4 mi
- Thorp Spring Cemetery: 0.8 mi
- First Baptist Church of Granbury: 2.0 mi
- Donor's plaque: 2.3 mi
- Ashley Crocket Grave Site: 2.4 mi
- Granbury Disc Golf Park: 2.1 mi
- Granbury City Park: 2.3 mi
- Decker Field: 2.5 mi
- Firefighter Memorial Park: 2.5 mi
- Log Cabin: 2.6 mi
- Thompson Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Comanche Peak: 6.7 mi
- Nebo Mountain: 9.7 mi
- Tater Nob: 12.8 mi
- Barnard Knob: 14.2 mi
- Greetings from Glen Rose: 16.9 mi
- Paluxy Trading Co.: 16.9 mi
- Barnards of the Brazos: 17.0 mi
- Historic Glen Rose: 17.0 mi
- Chisholms: 17.0 mi
- Rail Station Museum: 2.6 mi
- County Jail Museum: 2.8 mi
- Creation Evidence Museum: 16.9 mi
- Somervell County Historical Society Museum: 16.9 mi
- Barnard's Mill and Art Museum: 17.1 mi
- Lake Granbury Master Gardener Demonstration Garden: 2.4 mi
- elizabeth crockett butterfly Garden: 9.4 mi
- Community Garden: 16.0 mi
- Somervell County Master Gardeners Demo Garden: 17.1 mi
- Chandor Gardens: 19.3 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 3.5 mi
- Comanche Peak: 6.7 mi
- Conway Bluff: 7.0 mi
- Milliken Bluff: 10.4 mi
- Stephens Bluff: 13.3 mi
- Apatosaurus: 15.7 mi
- Tyrannosaurus rex: 15.7 mi
- Stephenville Club Lake Old Mill House: 23.9 mi
- Stephenville Club Lake Pavillion: 23.9 mi
- Acton Nature Center: 9.4 mi
- Glen Rose Bird Sanctuary: 17.0 mi
- Stephenville Club Lake Nature Preserve: 23.8 mi
- Canoe Docks: 11.5 mi
- Stephenville Club Lake Beach: 23.9 mi
- Chalk Mountain: 22.8 mi
- Brazos Point: 23.0 mi
- Acton Tabernacle: 7.6 mi
- Stephenville Club Lake Waterfalls: 23.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Pleasant Thorp. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lone Mountain | SSW 207° | 429 m | 24.1 mi |
| Lone Mountain | SSW 205° | 413 m | 23.3 mi |
| Chalk Mountain | SSW 197° | 390 m | 21.6 mi |
| Comanche Peak | S 172° | 373 m | 6.7 mi |
| Double Mountain | W 281° | 359 m | 17.7 mi |
| Oyster Hill | N 3° | 351 m | 19.1 mi |
| Tater Nob | NNE 19° | 344 m | 12.8 mi |
| Buzzard Hill | NNW 342° | 337 m | 23.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:11 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:25 | 20:06 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:57 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:53 | 17:31 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 49 | 57 | 64 | 72 | 81 | 85 | 84 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 46 |
| Precip in | 2.3 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 2.6 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Granbury 5N, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/13971414015
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