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Umphress-Taylor Home

Umphress-Taylor Home from directly overhead

Umphress-Taylor Home is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 244 m. Snow Hill stands 208 m to the east-northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Eula Umphress and Robert Hynds Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 15 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

historic place in Van Alstyne, Grayson County, Texas

Wikidata Q110024806, matched on coordinates and name (7 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1981
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates33.41590, -96.57384

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Eula Umphress and Robert Hynds Park: 0.1 mi
  • Eula Umphress and Robert Hynds Park: 0.2 mi
  • Slayter Creek Park: 4.0 mi
  • Johnson Park: 4.7 mi
  • Natural Spring Park: 5.1 mi
Artworks: 13
  • Solstice Calendar: 16.1 mi
  • Orange tractor: 16.5 mi
  • Blue Tractor: 16.6 mi
  • Red Tractor: 16.9 mi
  • Tractor: 17.0 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • Herman Baker Park: 14.5 mi
  • picnic tables: 17.8 mi
  • Seeligston picnic area: 18.0 mi
  • The Corral: 20.1 mi
  • Parkside Food Truck Park: 20.6 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Attractions: 4
  • Top Fun Ranch: 7.8 mi
  • Skydive Spaceland Dallas: 11.5 mi
  • Show Barn: 11.8 mi
  • Stall Barn: 11.8 mi
Gardens: 4
  • Crepe Myrtle Garden: 11.6 mi
  • Meditation Garden: 16.0 mi
  • Artistry Community Garden: 21.2 mi
  • The Harvest at Frisco Commons: 22.7 mi
Peaks: 4
  • Hays Hills: 19.9 mi
  • Monarch Hill: 22.9 mi
  • Snow Hill: 23.5 mi
  • Grayhawk Hill: 23.8 mi
Nature reserves: 3
Waterfalls: 1
  • Muddy Creek: 23.1 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Snow HillENE 77°208 m23.5 mi
Hays HillsSSE 148°180 m19.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0519:38
June solstice06:1820:0320:40
September equinox07:1518:5219:25
December solstice07:2716:4517:23

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F454857647380838376665547

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mckinney Muni AP, 16 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/13629015292

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