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Trammell House

Trammell House from directly overhead

Trammell House is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 678 m. Bench Mountain stands 794 m to the southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Fraley Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Texas Forts Trail passes 29 miles off. 75 named places lie within 25 miles, 15 of them named summits.

The story

Historic place in Sweetwater, Nolan County, Texas.

Wikidata Q110023563, matched on coordinates and name (182 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1997
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates32.45438, -100.40590

75 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 15
  • Cottonwood Mountain: 6.3 mi
  • Beacon Hill: 6.9 mi
  • Ninemile Hill: 7.0 mi
  • Wildcat Mountain: 7.3 mi
  • Round Mountain: 11.0 mi
Parks: 14
  • Fraley Park: 0.3 mi
  • Jones Park: 0.6 mi
  • Booker T. Washington Park: 0.9 mi
  • Rolling Plains Girls Softball Park: 2.0 mi
  • Newman Park: 2.1 mi
Cliffs: 5
Museums: 3
  • Pioneer Museum: 1.4 mi
  • National Wasp WWII Museum: 3.4 mi
  • Area Historical Museum: 22.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bench MountainSW794 m14.2 mi
Wildcat MountainSSE775 m7.3 mi
Bald MountainESE757 m22.0 mi
Lone Wolf MountainW752 m19.9 mi
Cottonwood MountainSE740 m6.3 mi
Ninemile HillSSE730 m7.0 mi
Black PointESE725 m15.0 mi
Beacon HillE710 m6.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4619:2119:54
June solstice06:3620:1720:53
September equinox07:3119:0719:40
December solstice07:4017:0417:41

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434755647280838275655345
Precip in1.01.01.41.52.83.11.82.22.12.21.11.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Roscoe, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12453452145

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