Trueheart House
Trueheart House is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 1,505 m. Baldy Peak stands 2,537 m to the west-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Grierson-Sproul House, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Texas Mountain Trail passes 0.5 miles off.
The story
Historic place in Fort Davis, Jeff Davis County, Texas.
Wikidata Q30589191, matched on coordinates and name (58 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1964
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 0.5 mi off the Texas Mountain Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Keesey Canyon Overlook · 1 mi
- Limpia Creek Vista · 2 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Sleeping Lion Mountain: 0.5 mi
- Dolores Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Scobee Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Casket Mountain: 4.0 mi
- The Nine Hill: 5.2 mi
- Grierson-Sproul House: 0.2 mi
- First Baptist Church of Fort Davis: 0.3 mi
- Fort Davis United Methodist Church: 0.4 mi
- Jeff Davis County Courthouse: 0.5 mi
- Jeff Davis County Jail: 0.5 mi
- Modesta Springs: 5.4 mi
- Pine Peak Spring: 13.4 mi
- Limpia Spring: 14.5 mi
- Bridge Spring: 16.2 mi
- Peewee Spring: 16.2 mi
- Killingsworth Arena: 19.9 mi
- Shipman Park: 20.5 mi
- American Legion Park: 20.6 mi
- Kokernot Municipal Park: 20.7 mi
- Old Town Square Park: 21.4 mi
- Overland Trail Museum: 0.7 mi
- Rattlers & Reptiles: 1.3 mi
- Neill Museum: 8.2 mi
- Marfa Holocaust & Model Ship Museum: 20.1 mi
- Marfa Museum: 20.6 mi
- Sleeping Figure: 20.1 mi
- The Block: 20.7 mi
- Presence of Emptiness: 21.2 mi
- McDonald Observatory: 9.6 mi
- Chinati Foundation: 21.3 mi
- Point of Rocks roadside park: 10.3 mi
- Madera Canyon Roadside Park: 14.6 mi
- Winter Garden: 20.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.3 miles of Trueheart House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baldy Peak | WNW 281° | 2,537 m | 16.4 mi |
| Mount Livermore | WNW 281° | 2,492 m | 16.4 mi |
| Brooks Mountain | W 280° | 2,365 m | 18.3 mi |
| Paradise Mountain | W 272° | 2,354 m | 14.2 mi |
| Pine Peak | WNW 290° | 2,341 m | 13.4 mi |
| Richman Mountain | WNW 284° | 2,315 m | 15.9 mi |
| Black Mountain | NNW 333° | 2,296 m | 10.3 mi |
| Whitetail Mountain | WNW 288° | 2,281 m | 17.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 08:00 | 19:36 | 20:07 |
| June solstice | 06:54 | 20:27 | 21:02 |
| September equinox | 07:45 | 19:22 | 19:54 |
| December solstice | 07:50 | 17:23 | 17:59 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 46 | 50 | 56 | 63 | 71 | 78 | 77 | 76 | 71 | 64 | 54 | 47 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Davis, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/6385745975
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