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The Phillips House

The Phillips House from directly overhead

The Phillips House is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 336 m. Blue Mound stands 395 m to the west, 6.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Artillery Museum, a museum 0.5 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 22 miles off. 29 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

residence at S. Main St. Saint Jo, Texas

Wikidata Q107329796, matched on coordinates and name (510 m apart).

What the record says

Built
2013
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates33.68916, -97.51718

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions: 46
  • The Stonewall Saloon Museum: 0.6 mi
  • World's Largest Bowie Knife: 20.6 mi
  • Reeves' Muntjac: 21.3 mi
  • Swamp Wallaby: 21.3 mi
  • Geoffroy's Cat: 21.3 mi
Peaks: 29
  • Gordon Mountain: 3.6 mi
  • Mount View: 4.7 mi
  • Tadlock Hill: 6.3 mi
  • Blue Mound: 6.6 mi
  • Dye Mound: 7.2 mi
Parks: 22
  • St Jo Downtown Park: 0.5 mi
  • Boggess Park: 0.6 mi
  • Mary Beckman Davis Downtown Park: 13.9 mi
  • Enid Justin City Park: 14.0 mi
  • Weldon Robb Park: 14.4 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Artworks: 5
Museums: 4
Cliffs: 3
Rest areas: 2

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blue MoundW 262°395 m6.6 mi
Jim Ned LookoutSW 231°394 m8.5 mi
Gordon MountainN 351°393 m3.6 mi
Mount ViewNNW 348°393 m4.7 mi
Dye MoundSW 231°388 m7.2 mi
Newby MoundSSW 213°368 m8.4 mi
Brushy MoundWSW 254°363 m23.9 mi
Tadlock HillSSW 204°362 m6.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0919:42
June solstice06:2120:0820:44
September equinox07:1918:5519:28
December solstice07:3216:4817:26

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424755637180848476655345
Precip in1.72.22.93.54.54.32.42.33.14.32.22.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bonita 7NW, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12452350037

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