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Thomason-Scott House

Thomason-Scott House from directly overhead

Thomason-Scott House is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 279 m. Blue Mound stands 395 m to the west-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Era, The Town of, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 12 miles off. 17 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

historic place in Era, Cooke County, Texas

Wikidata Q110000092, matched on coordinates and name (18 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1978
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates33.49509, -97.28888

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Hornet Park: 0.4 mi
  • J.M. Lindsay Park: 10.7 mi
  • Parkview Park: 10.7 mi
  • Keneteso Park: 11.2 mi
  • Switzer Park: 11.5 mi
Attractions: 47
  • Arabian Camel: 11.6 mi
  • Spotted Donkey: 11.6 mi
  • Ostrich: 11.6 mi
  • White-Handed Gibbon: 11.6 mi
  • Ring-Tailed Lemur: 11.6 mi
Artworks: 17
Peaks: 17
  • Terrapin Hill: 10.0 mi
  • Mount Olive: 12.4 mi
  • McCracken Mound: 14.3 mi
  • Jack Mound: 15.8 mi
  • Blue Mound: 16.3 mi
Museums: 8
Gardens: 5
Rest areas: 3
Cliffs: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Post Oak Beach: 15.2 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blue MoundWNW 302°395 m23.3 mi
Jim Ned LookoutWNW 292°394 m21.4 mi
Gordon MountainNW 321°393 m21.8 mi
Mount ViewNW 322°393 m22.9 mi
Dye MoundWNW 296°388 m20.8 mi
Newby MoundWNW 290°368 m18.8 mi
Tadlock HillWNW 296°362 m17.5 mi
Ball Knob HillWSW 248°361 m21.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3419:0819:41
June solstice06:2020:0620:43
September equinox07:1818:5519:27
December solstice07:3016:4817:26

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424754627079838376655344
Precip in2.22.63.63.95.64.62.92.83.94.43.03.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gainesville 5 ENE, 17 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/13971414034

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