Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, Substation No. 12, Home of Hybrid Sorghums
Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, Substation No. 12, Home of Hybrid Sorghums is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 442 m. Big Mound stands 522 m to the west, 6.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Chillicothe First Methodist Church, a historic site 4.2 miles away. 63 named places lie within 25 miles, 10 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 1971
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
63 named places within 25 miles
- Chillicothe First Methodist Church: 4.2 mi
- Medicine Mound Community: 4.5 mi
- W. P. A. Sanitation Project: 4.5 mi
- Hicks & Cobb General Merchandise Store: 4.5 mi
- Old Mounds Cemetery: 5.4 mi
- Little Mound: 5.8 mi
- Third Mound: 5.8 mi
- Medicine Mounds: 6.1 mi
- Cedar Mound: 6.1 mi
- Big Mound: 6.4 mi
- Allingham Park: 13.0 mi
- Vernon City Park / Orbison Park: 13.1 mi
- Christine Lyday Park: 13.2 mi
- Sunshine Park: 14.0 mi
- Quanah City Park: 14.2 mi
- Red River Valley Museum: 11.5 mi
- Hardeman County Historical Museum: 14.7 mi
- Foard County Museum: 18.7 mi
- Fire Hall Museum: 18.7 mi
- Medicine Mound: 4.4 mi
- Acme: 19.4 mi
- Hoot and Holler Crossing: 22.9 mi
- Permian Sea Tide Ripples: 14.3 mi
- Historic Windmill: 14.7 mi
- Dark Sky Viewing Area: 14.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, Substation No. 12, Home of Hybrid Sorghums. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Mound | W 271° | 522 m | 6.4 mi |
| Cedar Mound | W 268° | 506 m | 6.1 mi |
| Dixie Mound | SW 226° | 498 m | 23.0 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | WSW 238° | 494 m | 19.5 mi |
| Third Mound | W 263° | 489 m | 5.8 mi |
| Flat Top | WNW 297° | 488 m | 10.6 mi |
| Little Mound | W 260° | 476 m | 5.8 mi |
| Medicine Mounds | W 266° | 474 m | 6.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:43 | 19:17 | 19:50 |
| June solstice | 06:27 | 20:17 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:27 | 19:03 | 19:36 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 16:54 | 17:33 |
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 | 42 | 45 | 54 | 62 | 72 | 81 | 85 | 84 | 76 | 65 | 52 | 43 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Vernon, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12403610156
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