The Ashley Phelps Home
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
How to reach it
- 18.0 mi off the Texas Forest Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- Upshur County: 2.1 mi
- Jarvis Christian College: 4.2 mi
- New Hope Missionary Baptist Church: 4.7 mi
- The Kay House: 6.3 mi
- First Baptist Church of Winona: 7.3 mi
- The Gladewater Museum: 10.1 mi
- Flight of the Phoenix Aviation Museum: 12.3 mi
- Historic Upshur Museum: 13.9 mi
- Dean-Keener-Crim House: 19.2 mi
- Goodman-LeGrand House: 19.3 mi
- 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
- Garland P Ferguson Park: 8.7 mi
- Snavely Discovery Well: 10.1 mi
- World's Richest Acre Park: 19.3 mi
- Texan Theater: 19.3 mi
- Crim Theatre: 19.3 mi
- 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
- Serenity Garden: 10.7 mi
- Tyler Rose Garden: 20.7 mi
- Quitman Arboretum & Botanical Gardens: 24.7 mi
- Winona Westbound Picnic Area: 10.1 mi
- Winona Eastbound Picnic Area: 10.2 mi
- Outdoor Zen Kicthen: 19.3 mi
- Picnic Pavillion: 20.9 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Underwood Mountain | NE 40° | 204 m | 11.5 mi |
| East Mountain | E 85° | 200 m | 13.8 mi |
| Starrville Mountain | S 188° | 196 m | 9.1 mi |
| Stivers Hill | NNW 343° | 194 m | 23.7 mi |
| Goodman Mountain | SSE 150° | 192 m | 13.9 mi |
| West Mountain | E 79° | 191 m | 11.8 mi |
| Tidwell Mountain | ENE 76° | 191 m | 12.5 mi |
| Simpson Mountain | NE 48° | 188 m | 14.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 19:00 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 06:14 | 19:56 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:46 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 16:42 | 17:19 |
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 | 48 | 55 | 62 | 70 | 78 | 82 | 81 | 75 | 64 | 53 | 46 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 4.5 |
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 siteOpenStreetMap element node/13971432851
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