Thomas House
Thomas House is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 311 m. Jameson Peaks stands 507 m to the south, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Home of Stephen Bethel Strawn, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Forts Trail runs past it.
The story
Historic place in Strawn, Palo Pinto County, Texas.
Wikidata Q110024975, matched on coordinates and name (298 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 2002
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- On the Texas Forts Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Bone Bend · 22 mi
- Golden-cheeked Warbler · 22 mi
- Longhorn Lookout · 22 mi
- Limestone Lookout · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Evensville Peak: 2.0 mi
- Wolf Mountain: 4.5 mi
- Italian Hill: 4.8 mi
- Tater Hill: 4.9 mi
- Bear Mountain: 5.2 mi
- Home of Stephen Bethel Strawn: 0.1 mi
- James Nesbit Stuart House: 0.3 mi
- Strawn: 0.4 mi
- Bethel Strawn: 0.4 mi
- Strawn City Hall: 0.4 mi
- New York Hill Park: 6.0 mi
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial Park: 11.7 mi
- Camp Constantin: 20.8 mi
- Camp Grady Spruce: 21.0 mi
- Possum Kingdom State Park: 22.2 mi
- W.K. Gordon Center for Industrial History of Texas: 6.1 mi
- Palo Pinto County Old Jail Museum: 18.5 mi
- Eastland County Museum: 21.6 mi
- Old Eastland County Jail & Museum: 21.6 mi
- Austin McCloud Appellate Court Museum: 21.6 mi
- I-20 Eastbound Picnic Area: 3.9 mi
- I-20 Westbound Picnic Area: 4.0 mi
- Eastland County Westbound Rest Area: 5.6 mi
- Eastland County Eastbound Rest Area: 11.1 mi
- Thurber: 5.9 mi
- La Casa: 11.5 mi
- Alameda, Texas: 17.7 mi
- Desdemona: 20.1 mi
- Thurber Smokestack: 5.9 mi
- Ol' Rip: 21.6 mi
- Campbell's Tomato Soup: 20.3 mi
- Grimes Memorial Garden: 21.7 mi
- Possum Kingdom Fish Hatchery: 21.7 mi
- Sandy Beach: 22.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.5 miles of Thomas House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jameson Peaks | S 179° | 507 m | 17.0 mi |
| Blue Hills | SSE 161° | 501 m | 16.0 mi |
| Twin Mountain | SSE 159° | 499 m | 13.2 mi |
| Rattlesnake Mountain | S 183° | 482 m | 13.5 mi |
| Steal Easy Mountain | WNW 286° | 482 m | 16.4 mi |
| Brown Pen Mountain | W 276° | 465 m | 21.4 mi |
| Maxwell Mountain | W 277° | 449 m | 19.3 mi |
| Beaver Mountain | WNW 303° | 446 m | 19.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:13 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 06:28 | 20:09 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 19:00 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:56 | 17:33 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 45 | 48 | 57 | 65 | 73 | 81 | 85 | 84 | 77 | 66 | 55 | 46 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lake Palo Pinto, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12453473515
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