The Joseph R. Rice Log Cabin
The Joseph R. Rice Log Cabin is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 131 m. Bradford Mountain stands 214 m to the north-northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Mission San Francisco de los Tejas, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Forest Trail runs past it. 104 named places lie within 25 miles, 26 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 1976
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- On the Texas Forest Trail
104 named places within 25 miles
- Mission San Francisco de los Tejas: 0.1 mi
- Fire Tower Hill: 0.1 mi
- CCC Bathtubs: 0.2 mi
- Community of Weches: 0.3 mi
- Sentry Pine: 0.3 mi
- Liberty Hill: 3.7 mi
- Big Hill: 6.1 mi
- Fowler Hill: 6.1 mi
- Collins Mountain: 7.8 mi
- Smith Mountain: 10.2 mi
- Mission Tejas State Park: 0.3 mi
- Thomas Jefferson Payne Home: 13.6 mi
- Strong Memorial Park: 15.6 mi
- I.D. Fairchild State Forest: 17.5 mi
- Rusk Baseball Complex: 18.7 mi
- Weeping Mary: 5.7 mi
- Morrill: 10.5 mi
- Wildhurst: 12.7 mi
- Chronister: 12.8 mi
- New Birmingham: 17.3 mi
- Norman Memorial Museum: 18.0 mi
- Houston County Museum and Visitors Center: 21.0 mi
- Texas State Railroad - Rusk Depot: 18.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Joseph R. Rice Log Cabin. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bradford Mountain | NNE 31° | 214 m | 17.0 mi |
| Pryor Mountain | NNE 12° | 210 m | 12.6 mi |
| Ghent Mountain | NNW 347° | 207 m | 21.3 mi |
| Mount Hope | N 353° | 206 m | 16.7 mi |
| Casey Mountain | N 351° | 200 m | 24.1 mi |
| Jones Mountain | NNE 15° | 199 m | 10.9 mi |
| Gibson Mountain | NNE 22° | 199 m | 11.7 mi |
| Reagan Mountain | NNE 13° | 199 m | 13.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 19:01 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 06:17 | 19:54 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:47 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 16:46 | 17:22 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 46 | 50 | 57 | 64 | 72 | 79 | 81 | 82 | 77 | 67 | 56 | 49 |
| Precip in | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rusk, 19 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12414195724
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