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W. D. Berry Home

W. D. Berry Home from directly overhead

W. D. Berry Home is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 372 m. Big Mound stands 522 m to the west, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Christine Lyday Park, a park 0.3 miles away. 47 named places lie within 25 miles, 9 of them named summits.

The story

Historic place in Vernon, Wilbarger County, Texas.

Wikidata Q110023583, matched on coordinates and name (215 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1981
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

How to reach it

Coordinates34.15440, -99.29210

47 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 9
  • Christine Lyday Park: 0.3 mi
  • Allingham Park: 0.4 mi
  • Sunshine Park: 0.9 mi
  • D.L. Green Park: 1.4 mi
  • Vernon City Park / Orbison Park: 1.7 mi
Peaks: 9
  • Little Mound: 18.6 mi
  • Third Mound: 18.8 mi
  • Medicine Mounds: 19.1 mi
  • Cedar Mound: 19.2 mi
  • Big Mound: 19.4 mi
Museums: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Attractions: 2
  • Caboose: 22.6 mi
  • M116: 22.7 mi
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big MoundW522 m19.4 mi
Cedar MoundW506 m19.2 mi
Third MoundW489 m18.8 mi
Flat TopWNW488 m23.6 mi
Little MoundW476 m18.6 mi
Medicine MoundsW474 m19.1 mi
RaggedyWSW436 m24.0 mi
Twin PeaksSE357 m22.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4219:1619:49
June solstice06:2720:1620:53
September equinox07:2619:0219:35
December solstice07:4016:5417:32

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424554627281858476655243
Precip in1.11.22.12.63.74.12.42.83.02.51.61.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Vernon, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12453801356

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