Potter-Hurley House
Potter-Hurley House is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 223 m. Gordon Mountain stands 393 m to the west-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is City Hall-Fire Station, Old, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 0.7 miles off. 13 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
historic place in Gainesville, Cooke County, Texas
Wikidata Q107319173, matched on coordinates and name (21 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1973
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 0.7 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- City Hall-Fire Station, Old: 0.1 mi
- Davis House: 0.1 mi
- Gainesville National Bank Historical Marker: 0.2 mi
- Gainesville National Bank: 0.2 mi
- Cooke County Courthouse Historical Marker: 0.2 mi
- Vintage Gulf Gas Station: 0.3 mi
- Cheetah: 0.5 mi
- Animal Encounters: 0.5 mi
- Vietnamese Pot-Bellied Pig: 0.5 mi
- African Spurred Tortoise: 0.5 mi
- Farmers Market: 0.3 mi
- Depot Park: 0.4 mi
- Medal of Honor Park: 0.4 mi
- Leonard Park: 0.5 mi
- Jaycee Park: 0.7 mi
- Terrapin Hill: 5.0 mi
- Mount Olive: 11.3 mi
- Three Mounds: 15.1 mi
- Flattop Peak: 19.7 mi
- Peak Hill: 21.0 mi
- Morton Museum of Cooke County: 0.1 mi
- Sante Fe Depot Museum: 0.3 mi
- Love County Historical Society: 21.8 mi
- Love County Military Museum: 21.8 mi
- Artillery Museum: 22.2 mi
- Confederate Soldier Statue: 0.2 mi
- Butterfield Stagecoach statue: 0.2 mi
- Armed Forces memorial: 0.2 mi
- Myra Baptist Church Bell: 9.7 mi
- Anti-Aircraft Gun: 22.4 mi
- White Bluff: 17.9 mi
- Tyler Bluff: 19.6 mi
- Rock Bluff: 22.4 mi
- Graveyard Bluff: 24.9 mi
- Texas Travel Information Center at Gainesville: 5.0 mi
- Oklahoma Welcome Center: 10.4 mi
- Marysville: 15.0 mi
- Sivells Bend: 16.4 mi
- Post Oak Beach: 15.7 mi
- Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge: 22.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Potter-Hurley House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gordon Mountain | WNW 291° | 393 m | 23.5 mi |
| Mount View | WNW 293° | 393 m | 24.2 mi |
| Tadlock Hill | W 268° | 362 m | 24.1 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mound | W 263° | 356 m | 24.8 mi |
| Jack Mound | W 261° | 348 m | 23.5 mi |
| McCracken Mound | W 262° | 343 m | 21.5 mi |
| Peak Hill | N 9° | 294 m | 21.0 mi |
| Three Mounds | NNW 336° | 290 m | 15.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:08 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:20 | 20:06 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:54 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:47 | 17:25 |
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 | 42 | 47 | 54 | 62 | 70 | 79 | 83 | 83 | 76 | 65 | 53 | 44 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 5.6 | 4.6 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 3.0 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gainesville 5 ENE, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12403574654
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