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The Ashley Phelps Home

The Ashley Phelps Home from directly overhead

The Ashley Phelps Home is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 115 m. Underwood Mountain stands 204 m to the northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Big Sandy Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Texas Forest Trail passes 18 miles off. 19 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

historic place in Big Sandy, Upshur County, Texas

Wikidata Q110024781, matched on coordinates and name (1 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1982
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates32.58462, -95.10870

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Big Sandy Park: 0.3 mi
  • Walk of Fame Plaza: 4.2 mi
  • Wells Park: 5.6 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 5.7 mi
  • Hawkins City Park And Pavilion: 5.7 mi
Museums: 22
Peaks: 19
  • Pinnacle Mountain: 3.2 mi
  • Peter Hayes Hill: 4.9 mi
  • Starrville Mountain: 9.1 mi
  • Murphy Mountain: 10.6 mi
  • Underwood Mountain: 11.5 mi
Attractions: 9
Artworks: 5
  • Tree of Life: 10.2 mi
  • Historic Coca-Cola Mural: 19.2 mi
  • Graffiti wall: 19.6 mi
  • Fine Arts Complex: 20.5 mi
  • Served with Honor: 22.4 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Gardens: 3
Picnic sites: 2
Waterfalls: 1
  • CCC Rock Dam: 13.0 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Underwood MountainNE 40°204 m11.5 mi
East MountainE 85°200 m13.8 mi
Starrville MountainS 188°196 m9.1 mi
Stivers HillNNW 343°194 m23.7 mi
Goodman MountainSSE 150°192 m13.9 mi
West MountainE 79°191 m11.8 mi
Tidwell MountainENE 76°191 m12.5 mi
Simpson MountainNE 48°188 m14.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2519:0019:32
June solstice06:1419:5620:32
September equinox07:0918:4619:19
December solstice07:1916:4217:19

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444855627078828175645346
Precip in3.84.14.24.74.54.13.03.03.74.63.84.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gilmer 4 WNW, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/13971432851

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