The Faison House
The Faison House is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 81 m. Obar Hill stands 181 m to the southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is N W Faison Home and Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Independence Trail passes 0.5 miles off. 131 named places lie within 25 miles, 9 of them named summits.
The story
Historic place in La Grange, Fayette County, Texas.
Wikidata Q110002668, matched on coordinates and name (6 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1962
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 0.5 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
- 24.6 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
131 named places within 25 miles
- Fayette County Jail: 0.5 mi
- Beer Office and Bottling Company: 0.5 mi
- Bradshaw-Killough House: 0.5 mi
- Birthplace of the SPJST: 0.6 mi
- Fayette County Courthouse: 0.6 mi
- Kruschel Park: 0.7 mi
- Monument Hill & Kreische Brewery State Historic Site: 0.8 mi
- White Rock Park: 0.8 mi
- Lester Park: 1.0 mi
- Jaycee Park: 1.4 mi
- N W Faison Home and Museum: 0.0 mi
- Fayette Heritage Museum and Archives: 0.0 mi
- Fayetteville Area Heritage Museum: 11.8 mi
- Center for American History Winedale Historical Center: 12.7 mi
- Round Top Area History Museum: 12.7 mi
- Black Jack Springs: 8.4 mi
- Osage: 14.4 mi
- Stella: 16.1 mi
- Flower Hill: 16.1 mi
- Pisek: 17.4 mi
- Monument Hill: 1.2 mi
- Indian Hill: 5.1 mi
- Hellers Hill: 10.4 mi
- Live Oak Hill: 12.2 mi
- Rocky Hill: 14.2 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 2.7 mi
- White Bluffs: 24.4 mi
- Colorado County Westbound Rest Area: 21.2 mi
- Colorado County Eastbound Rest Area: 21.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Faison House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obar Hill | SW 223° | 181 m | 21.7 mi |
| Royston Hill | WNW 286° | 174 m | 22.0 mi |
| Hellers Hill | NNE 29° | 168 m | 10.4 mi |
| Russell Hill | SW 223° | 154 m | 24.9 mi |
| Homeyer Mountain | NE 34° | 139 m | 21.9 mi |
| Monument Hill | SW 219° | 138 m | 1.2 mi |
| Rocky Hill | ESE 103° | 137 m | 14.2 mi |
| Live Oak Hill | ESE 107° | 125 m | 12.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:08 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:28 | 19:57 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:54 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 16:57 | 17:33 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 51 | 55 | 61 | 68 | 76 | 82 | 85 | 86 | 80 | 71 | 60 | 53 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LA Grange, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12403610629
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