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Thaddeus Edgar Johnson

Thaddeus Edgar Johnson from directly overhead

Thaddeus Edgar Johnson is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 371 m. Big Mound stands 522 m to the west, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Early Wilbarger County, a historic site 0.2 miles away. 47 named places lie within 25 miles, 9 of them named summits.

What the record says

Built
2015
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

How to reach it

Coordinates34.15291, -99.28139

47 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 9
  • Sunshine Park: 0.5 mi
  • Christine Lyday Park: 0.6 mi
  • D.L. Green Park: 0.8 mi
  • Allingham Park: 0.9 mi
  • Vernon City Park / Orbison Park: 1.9 mi
Peaks: 9
  • Little Mound: 19.3 mi
  • Third Mound: 19.4 mi
  • Medicine Mounds: 19.7 mi
  • Cedar Mound: 19.8 mi
  • Big Mound: 20.1 mi
Museums: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Attractions: 2
  • Caboose: 22.3 mi
  • M116: 22.3 mi
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Thaddeus Edgar Johnson. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big MoundW 279°522 m20.1 mi
Cedar MoundW 278°506 m19.8 mi
Third MoundW 276°489 m19.4 mi
Flat TopWNW 289°488 m24.2 mi
Little MoundW 276°476 m19.3 mi
Medicine MoundsW 277°474 m19.7 mi
RaggedyWSW 256°436 m24.5 mi
Twin PeaksSE 141°357 m21.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4219:1619:49
June solstice06:2720:1620:53
September equinox07:2619:0219:35
December solstice07:4016:5417:32

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424554627281858476655243
Precip in1.11.22.12.63.74.12.42.83.02.51.61.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Vernon, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12453801358

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