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The Cathey Buildings

The Cathey Buildings from directly overhead

The Cathey Buildings is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 124 m. Stivers Hill stands 194 m to the east-northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Wood County History Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Forest Trail runs past it. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
2012
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates32.79629, -95.45249

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 31
  • Governer Jim Hogg City Park: 0.4 mi
  • Sabine River Authority - W.C. Swearingen Recreation Area: 6.8 mi
  • Mineola Civic Center and RV Park: 8.6 mi
  • Meredith Memorial Field: 9.2 mi
  • Peterson Park: 9.3 mi
Peaks: 7
  • Greer Hill: 11.8 mi
  • Stivers Hill: 15.3 mi
  • Murphy Mountain: 18.6 mi
  • Mount Sinai: 20.0 mi
  • Todd Mountain: 22.4 mi
Museums: 6
Ghost towns: 5
Gardens: 2
Cliffs: 2
Artworks: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • CCC Rock Dam: 23.3 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Stivers HillENE 58°194 m15.3 mi
Todd MountainSSE 156°185 m22.4 mi
Pinnacle MountainESE 119°170 m24.9 mi
Mount SinaiS 184°166 m20.0 mi
Peter Hayes HillESE 115°137 m22.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2619:0119:34
June solstice06:1519:5720:34
September equinox07:1118:4819:20
December solstice07:2116:4317:20

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F454956647280838377665648
Precip in3.43.44.23.95.03.92.72.73.34.73.74.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lake FK Rsvr, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12454139480

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