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Hamilton County Historical Museum

Hamilton County Historical Museum, a museum in Texas
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Hamilton County Historical Museum, a museum in Texas
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Hamilton County Historical Museum, a museum in Texas
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Hamilton County Historical Museum, a museum in Texas
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Hamilton County Historical Museum, a museum in Texas
Loadmaster (David R. Tribble) This image was made by Loadmaster (David R. Tribble) . Email the author: David R. Tribble Also see my personal gallery at Google Photos · CC BY-SA 4.0
Hamilton County Historical Museum, a museum in Texas
Larry D. Moore · CC BY 4.0

Hamilton County Historical Museum is a museum in Texas, at a recorded elevation of 391 m. Huckabee Hill stands 520 m to the west-southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Hamilton National Bank, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Brazos Trail passes 23 miles off. 120 named places lie within 25 miles, 42 of them named summits.

About

The story

museum building at 113 E. Henry St. Hamilton, Texas

Wikidata Q107319683, matched on coordinates and name (141 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Elevation
391 m
Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates31.70510, -98.12451
Around it

120 named places within 25 miles

Historic sites: 59
Peaks: 42
  • Blue Ridge: 3.7 mi
  • Dooley Mountain: 4.7 mi
  • Craig Hill: 6.6 mi
  • Twin Mountains: 10.3 mi
  • West Point: 10.4 mi
Parks: 9
  • Shrunk Park: 0.3 mi
  • Pecan Creek Park: 0.7 mi
  • Hamilton Park: 0.8 mi
  • Hamilton City Park: 0.9 mi
  • Cranfills Gap City Park: 18.3 mi
Ghost towns: 7
Rest areas: 1
  • Picnic Area: 9.0 mi
Cliffs: 1
Attractions: 1
  • Billy the Kid Statue: 19.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Huckabee HillWSW 245°520 m22.2 mi
Cowhouse MountainW 275°509 m19.6 mi
Schoen MountainW 272°509 m21.3 mi
Lookout MountainWSW 241°506 m23.8 mi
Becker MountainW 262°502 m21.5 mi
Star MountainSW 216°483 m18.3 mi
Deadman MountainSW 232°475 m17.4 mi
Vista MountainSSW 208°472 m12.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1219:44
June solstice06:2820:0620:42
September equinox07:2118:5919:31
December solstice07:2916:5717:34

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F465057657380838477675648
Precip in2.02.12.13.14.13.92.71.52.43.32.32.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Evant 1ssw, 17 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/368165438

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