The Connellee House
The Connellee House is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 448 m. Mexican Hat Hill stands 612 m to the west-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Early Settlers of Eastland County, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Texas Forts Trail passes 7.1 miles off. 39 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
historic place in Eastland, Eastland County, Texas
Wikidata Q107319310, matched on coordinates and name (48 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1972
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 7.1 mi off the Texas Forts Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Early Settlers of Eastland County: 0.2 mi
- First Christian Church: 0.2 mi
- First United Methodist Church of Eastland: 0.2 mi
- Camp Salmon, C.S.A.: 0.3 mi
- Eastland: 0.3 mi
- Flat Top Mountain: 7.1 mi
- Round Mountain: 7.1 mi
- Gunsight Mountain: 8.3 mi
- Cedar Mountain: 11.3 mi
- Maxwell Mountain: 13.4 mi
- Eastland County Museum: 0.3 mi
- Austin McCloud Appellate Court Museum: 0.3 mi
- Old Eastland County Jail & Museum: 0.4 mi
- Conrad Hilton Center: 9.4 mi
- Museum of Aircraft Perservation: 22.9 mi
- Eastland City Park: 0.8 mi
- Six Flags Park: 1.0 mi
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial Park: 10.1 mi
- Cisco City Park: 10.3 mi
- Colquitt Williams Memorial Park: 22.6 mi
- Eastland County Eastbound Rest Area: 11.0 mi
- Picnic Area: 12.8 mi
- Picnic Area: 14.4 mi
- Eastland County Westbound Rest Area: 16.9 mi
- I-20 Westbound Picnic Area: 19.8 mi
- Mangum: 5.8 mi
- Alameda, Texas: 11.0 mi
- La Casa: 16.0 mi
- Desdemona: 18.0 mi
- Thurber: 24.7 mi
- Ol' Rip: 0.3 mi
- Thurber Smokestack: 24.8 mi
- Grimes Memorial Garden: 0.3 mi
- Jim's vegetable garden: 24.6 mi
- Campbell's Tomato Soup: 1.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Connellee House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexican Hat Hill | WSW 237° | 612 m | 22.7 mi |
| Coyote Peak | SSW 214° | 571 m | 22.3 mi |
| Jameson Peaks | ESE 107° | 507 m | 19.8 mi |
| Gunsight Mountain | NNW 341° | 503 m | 8.3 mi |
| Blue Hills | E 99° | 501 m | 24.3 mi |
| Twin Mountain | E 93° | 499 m | 23.5 mi |
| Cedar Mountain | WNW 302° | 494 m | 11.3 mi |
| Steal Easy Mountain | N 11° | 482 m | 15.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:15 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 06:29 | 20:10 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 19:01 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:57 | 17:35 |
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 | 56 | 63 | 72 | 79 | 83 | 82 | 75 | 65 | 53 | 45 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 1.9 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Eastland, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/9324781606
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