Site of the Union Hotel/Bracken House/Acme Hotel
Site of the Union Hotel/Bracken House/Acme Hotel is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 158 m. Button Mountain stands 221 m to the east, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is The Rusk Cherokeean, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Forest Trail passes 11 miles off. 132 named places lie within 25 miles, 40 of them named summits.
The story
Residence at 185 W. 5th St. Rusk, Texas.
Wikidata Q107330250, matched on coordinates and name (175 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1992
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 11.4 mi off the Texas Forest Trail
132 named places within 25 miles
- The Rusk Cherokeean: 0.0 mi
- Cherokee County C.S.A.: 0.0 mi
- Cherokee County Courthouse: 0.1 mi
- Norman Law Firm: 0.1 mi
- Bachelor Girl's Library Club: 0.1 mi
- Bradford Mountain: 5.0 mi
- Reagan Mountain: 5.2 mi
- Pryor Mountain: 5.7 mi
- Gibson Mountain: 6.6 mi
- Round Mountain: 7.0 mi
- Rusk Baseball Complex: 1.0 mi
- Jim Hogg State Park: 1.6 mi
- I.D. Fairchild State Forest: 6.9 mi
- Nichols' Green Park: 11.7 mi
- Lake Jacksonville Park: 11.9 mi
- New Birmingham: 2.3 mi
- Lone Star: 12.7 mi
- Weeping Mary: 13.8 mi
- Morrill: 14.9 mi
- Jarvis: 17.5 mi
- Norman Memorial Museum: 0.2 mi
- McDonald Museum: 21.4 mi
- Texas State Railroad - Rusk Depot: 2.4 mi
- Cherokee Trace Drive-Thru Safari: 10.5 mi
- Cherokee County Northbound Rest Area: 17.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Site of the Union Hotel/Bracken House/Acme Hotel. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Button Mountain | E 81° | 221 m | 17.6 mi |
| Bradford Mountain | SE 127° | 214 m | 5.0 mi |
| Flower Mountain | E 97° | 211 m | 20.2 mi |
| Pryor Mountain | SSW 203° | 210 m | 5.7 mi |
| Gray Mountain | NW 308° | 209 m | 18.9 mi |
| Ghent Mountain | WNW 288° | 207 m | 10.2 mi |
| Mount Hope | W 262° | 206 m | 7.0 mi |
| Snow Mountain | NNW 342° | 201 m | 23.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 19:00 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 06:16 | 19:54 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:47 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 16:44 | 17:22 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 46 | 50 | 57 | 64 | 72 | 79 | 81 | 82 | 77 | 67 | 56 | 49 |
| Precip in | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rusk, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12402870497
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