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The Galloway House

The Galloway House from directly overhead

The Galloway House is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 392 m. Long Mountain stands 490 m to the north-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Oldest Commercial Building in Burnet, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 7.5 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Built
1981
Material
aluminium
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates30.75585, -98.22607

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Hamilton Creek Park: 0.2 mi
  • Wallace Riddell Park: 0.4 mi
  • Live Oak Park: 0.5 mi
  • Fort Croghan Historical Site: 0.7 mi
  • Haley Nelson Park: 0.7 mi
Peaks
  • Post Mountain: 1.1 mi
  • Potato Hill: 4.7 mi
  • Johhny Grave Mountain: 7.8 mi
  • Cedar Mountain: 8.1 mi
  • Spider Mountain: 8.6 mi
Springs: 15
  • Fourmile Spring: 3.5 mi
  • Trough Spring: 7.6 mi
  • Boiling Springs: 8.0 mi
  • Williams Spring: 10.2 mi
  • Persimmon Spring: 10.4 mi
Cliffs: 9
Museums: 8
  • Burnet County Historical Jail: 0.1 mi
  • Fort Croghan Museum: 0.7 mi
  • Highland Lakes Squadron - Commemorative Air Force: 1.3 mi
  • CCC Museum: 8.9 mi
  • The Falls Museum: 12.5 mi
Attractions: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Gardens: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Hidden Falls Water Falls and Picnic Area: 11.1 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.7 miles of The Galloway House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Long MountainNNW 327°490 m12.2 mi
Potato HillNW 321°484 m4.7 mi
Lookout MountainNNW 328°484 m14.6 mi
Round MountainSSW 202°480 m22.6 mi
Packsaddle MountainWSW 241°478 m19.2 mi
Barker HillWNW 294°472 m20.6 mi
Shovel MountainS 184°472 m21.7 mi
Post MountainWSW 257°462 m1.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3819:1319:45
June solstice06:3120:0420:40
September equinox07:2218:5919:31
December solstice07:2717:0017:36

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F475158657380838376665648
Precip in1.92.02.92.34.13.22.12.43.43.62.61.9

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

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12395279990

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