The Amis House
The Amis House is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 146 m. Red Hill stands 171 m to the south-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Rains County Courthouse, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 6.9 miles off. 112 named places lie within 25 miles.
The story
Historic place in Emory, Rains County, Texas.
Wikidata Q110024718, matched on coordinates and name (9 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1985
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 6.9 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
112 named places within 25 miles
- Rains County Courthouse: 0.1 mi
- Rains County: 0.1 mi
- Near Offices of "Rains County Leader": 0.1 mi
- Emory United Methodist Church: 0.2 mi
- Emory Rains: 0.4 mi
- Sandy Creek Park: 0.3 mi
- Ruby McKeown City Park: 0.3 mi
- Jenkins Park: 4.1 mi
- Paintball Bleachers: 8.1 mi
- Alba City Park: 9.1 mi
- Edgewood Heritage Park Museum: 14.0 mi
- Wood County History Museum: 18.8 mi
- Stinson Home - Honeymoon Cottage Museum: 18.9 mi
- Southwest Dairy Museum: 20.2 mi
- Dairy Museum: 20.2 mi
- Pawnee Inlet Unit: 16.0 mi
- Caddo Creek Unit: 21.1 mi
- Mineola Nature Preserve on the Sabine River: 25.0 mi
- Martin Bluff: 8.4 mi
- Sartin Bluff: 11.9 mi
- Hopkins County Eastbound Rest Area: 18.0 mi
- Hopkins County Westbound Rest Area: 18.2 mi
- Screech Owl Reach: 15.4 mi
- Quitman Arboretum & Botanical Gardens: 18.8 mi
- Red Hill: 22.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Amis House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hill | SSW 193° | 171 m | 22.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:02 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 06:16 | 19:59 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:49 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 16:44 | 17:21 |
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 | 44 | 47 | 55 | 62 | 71 | 78 | 82 | 81 | 75 | 65 | 54 | 46 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 4.8 | 3.4 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Emory, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12453476637
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