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The B. J. and Sue Dollar Baskin Home

The B. J. and Sue Dollar Baskin Home from directly overhead

The B. J. and Sue Dollar Baskin Home is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 119 m. Taylor Mountain stands 196 m to the south-southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Site of First Home in Cameron, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Brazos Trail passes 19 miles off. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

historic place in Cameron, Milam County, Texas

Wikidata Q110025017, matched on coordinates and name (1 m apart).

What the record says

Built
2002
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates30.85330, -96.97427

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 20
  • Cameron City Park: 0.1 mi
  • Cameron Community Center: 0.4 mi
  • Orchard Park: 0.6 mi
  • O.J. Thomas Park: 0.7 mi
  • The Yards of Cameron: 0.7 mi
Ghost towns: 10
Peaks: 6
  • Wilson Hill: 10.6 mi
  • Hart Mountain: 12.3 mi
  • Eland Rough: 13.0 mi
  • Taylor Mountain: 13.6 mi
  • Sugarloaf Mountain: 14.0 mi
Museums: 3
Cliffs: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • TXDAR Centennial Park - Old Nashville Site: 19.2 mi
Nature reserves: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of The B. J. and Sue Dollar Baskin Home. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Taylor MountainSSE 159°196 m13.6 mi
Hart MountainSSE 155°194 m12.3 mi
Wilson HillESE 118°164 m10.6 mi
Eland RoughESE 118°150 m13.0 mi
Sugarloaf MountainE 99°150 m14.0 mi
Long MountainE 100°140 m14.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3319:0819:40
June solstice06:2619:5920:35
September equinox07:1718:5419:26
December solstice07:2216:5517:31

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Dec.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F505561687581838479696052
Precip in2.62.32.92.35.33.62.62.53.94.33.13.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cameron, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12452343250

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