Site of the Home of Oliver Loving in 1855
Site of the Home of Oliver Loving in 1855 is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 335 m. Crawford Mountain stands 443 m to the west-southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Rock Creek Cemetery, a historic site 2.5 miles away. Texas Forts Trail runs past it. 176 named places lie within 25 miles, 57 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 1936
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- On the Texas Forts Trail
- 20.1 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Buzzards Roost Lookout · 23 mi
- Limestone Lookout · 23 mi
- Horned Frog Lookout · 24 mi
- Parker Lookout · 24 mi
176 named places within 25 miles
- Rock Creek Cemetery: 2.5 mi
- Whitt Seminary: 3.4 mi
- Whitt Cemetery: 3.6 mi
- Bethesda Cemetery: 6.3 mi
- Sam Savage, Captive of the Comanches: 6.6 mi
- Bald Knob: 5.5 mi
- Grindstone Mountain: 7.6 mi
- Two Bush Knob: 8.1 mi
- East Mountain: 8.7 mi
- Slipdown Mountain: 9.3 mi
- Roadside Park: 6.8 mi
- Lake Mineral Wells State Park and Trailway: 7.8 mi
- Western Heritage Park: 7.9 mi
- Fort Wolters Historical Park: 8.3 mi
- Zappe Park: 9.1 mi
- Lets Grow Crazy: 9.4 mi
- Vietnam Memorial Garden: 9.7 mi
- Contemplation Garden: 9.7 mi
- Meditation Garden: 9.7 mi
- Navy Garden: 9.7 mi
- Little Rock School House Museum: 9.2 mi
- National Vietnam War Museum: 9.7 mi
- Palo Pinto County Old Jail Museum: 17.7 mi
- Vintage Car Museum: 20.3 mi
- Museum of the Americas: 20.3 mi
- Greetings from Mineral Wells: 9.3 mi
- Historic Downtown Weatherford: 20.2 mi
- Parker County Peach Festival: 20.2 mi
- Life is Peachy: 20.4 mi
- Advance, Texas: 8.4 mi
- Agnes, Texas: 16.7 mi
- Rush Creek: 25.0 mi
- Hicks Bluff: 20.2 mi
- Stephens Bluff: 22.6 mi
- Milliken Bluff: 25.0 mi
- State park swim beach: 8.7 mi
- Possum Kingdom Fish Hatchery: 20.4 mi
- Buchanan Springs: 22.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Site of the Home of Oliver Loving in 1855. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crawford Mountain | WSW 238° | 443 m | 20.5 mi |
| Bear Mountain | WNW 290° | 438 m | 21.4 mi |
| Indian Mountain | WNW 287° | 434 m | 22.1 mi |
| Ross Mountain | WNW 293° | 431 m | 20.7 mi |
| Deck Mountain | WNW 295° | 423 m | 18.0 mi |
| Harris Peak | W 270° | 422 m | 23.3 mi |
| Pitts Mountain | WNW 294° | 420 m | 19.5 mi |
| Flag Mountain | WNW 286° | 417 m | 24.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:12 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:25 | 20:08 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:58 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 16:53 | 17:30 |
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 | 45 | 50 | 58 | 65 | 73 | 80 | 84 | 84 | 76 | 66 | 55 | 47 |
| Precip in | 1.6 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mineral Wells AP, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12453473528
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