Thompson Building
Thompson Building is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 64 m. Odom Hill stands 110 m to the west-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is NAS Chase Field, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Tropical Trail passes 20 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1971
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 20.3 mi off the Texas Tropical Trail
- 24.5 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- NAS Chase Field: 0.0 mi
- Praeger Building: 0.0 mi
- Beeville on the Poesta: 0.0 mi
- Bee County Courthouse: 0.0 mi
- Barnard Elliott Bee, Sr.: 0.0 mi
- Klipstein Park: 0.3 mi
- Martin Luther King-City Pool Park: 0.4 mi
- South Tyler Park: 0.7 mi
- Alta Vista Park: 0.8 mi
- Joe Barnhart Park: 0.8 mi
- Odom Hill: 18.7 mi
- Balania Hill: 19.2 mi
- Chalk Hill: 20.2 mi
- Carmel Hills: 24.7 mi
- Beeville Art Museum: 0.8 mi
- Skidmore Historical Society Museum: 11.1 mi
- Grace Armantrout Museum: 23.0 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 0.8 mi
- Tuleta: 12.0 mi
- Geronimo: 22.7 mi
- Millers Bluff: 23.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Thompson Building. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Odom Hill | WNW 298° | 110 m | 18.7 mi |
| Balania Hill | SW 221° | 64 m | 19.2 mi |
| Chalk Hill | SSW 197° | 52 m | 20.2 mi |
| Carmel Hills | SSW 204° | 46 m | 24.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:12 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:35 | 19:58 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:58 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 17:05 | 17:40 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 55 | 58 | 64 | 70 | 77 | 82 | 84 | 85 | 80 | 73 | 64 | 56 |
| Precip in | 1.8 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Beeville 5 NE, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/6180027168
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