Layland Museum
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Layland Museum is a museum in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 234 m. Comanche Peak stands 373 m to the west, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Carnegie Library Building, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 11 miles off. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Layland Museum of History is a city run museum located in the Downtown Historic District of Cleburne. The museum specializes in local prehistoric, first peoples, 19th and 20th century history. The Cleburne Parks and Recreation Department runs the museum, and contains over 50,000 artifacts and 100,000 photos that preserve local history. It operated on the top floor of the building until 1978, when it gained full access after the library moved to a new facility. The museum operates out two buildings, the Clebunre Carnegie Building and the Smith History Center. The collection began with the museums namesake, William J. Layland's heirs gifting the collection to the city. Other local contributions would continue to expand the collection to its current size. The museums building began life as the Cleburne Carnegie Library. In 1902, the Women's Club of Cleburne would contact the Carnegie Foundation to secure funding for a new library. A $20,000 grant, along with a matching fund by the locals, led to the completion of the Library in 1905. Designed by Smith and Moore, The library was built in the Classical Revival style. The neighboring building would eventually become the Smith History Center, whose purpose is to store the rest of the collection currently not on display. The research library is also located within the history center.
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Wikidata Q107271706, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1905-05-25
How to reach it
- 11.2 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Carnegie Library Building: 0.0 mi
- Site of Old Picnic Grounds: 0.0 mi
- Johnson County Courthouse: 0.1 mi
- First Baptist Church Of Cleburne: 0.1 mi
- Church of the Holy Comforter: 0.1 mi
- John S. Butner Park: 0.3 mi
- John P. Bradshaw Park: 0.5 mi
- P.D. Lacewell Park: 0.6 mi
- Hulen Park: 0.7 mi
- Carver Park: 1.0 mi
- Shannon's Wings: 0.0 mi
- 1933 Central Texas Bus Line Depot: 0.1 mi
- Welcome to Historic Cleburne: 0.2 mi
- Wild Frontier, Trail Dust, And Rails: 0.2 mi
- How Do You Stack Up?: 0.2 mi
- Lowell Smith Sr. History Center: 0.0 mi
- Cleburne Railroad Museum: 0.0 mi
- Johnson County Courthouse Museum: 0.1 mi
- Gone With the Wind Museum: 0.6 mi
- The Chisholm Trail Outdoor Museum: 4.0 mi
- Brushy Knob: 7.7 mi
- Caddo Peak: 9.3 mi
- Brushy Knob: 12.1 mi
- Turkey Peak: 13.4 mi
- Berry Knob: 13.7 mi
- Broke Rock: 13.5 mi
- Bluff Mills: 13.8 mi
- Hendrick Arnold Bluff: 17.4 mi
- Robinson Bluff: 17.6 mi
- Red Bluff: 21.3 mi
- Guinn Garden at Buffalo Creek: 0.3 mi
- Iris Garden: 1.8 mi
- Fire Station 16 Memorial Garden: 12.8 mi
- elizabeth crockett butterfly Garden: 17.2 mi
- Somervell County Master Gardeners Demo Garden: 22.8 mi
- Vivian J. Malone Preserve: 7.1 mi
- Acton Nature Center: 17.2 mi
- Glen Rose Bird Sanctuary: 23.0 mi
- Sheri Capehart Nature Preserve: 23.7 mi
- Old City Spring: 0.2 mi
- Big Ham Hole Spring: 10.4 mi
- Little Ham Hole Spring: 10.5 mi
- ATSF 999457: 0.3 mi
- The Spirit of Cleburne: 0.6 mi
- Main Event Entertainment: 22.9 mi
- Canoe Docks: 15.6 mi
- Brazos Point: 17.6 mi
- Acton Tabernacle: 19.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Layland Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comanche Peak | W 275° | 373 m | 24.3 mi |
| Brushy Knob | NNW 343° | 303 m | 7.7 mi |
| Caddo Peak | N 352° | 303 m | 9.3 mi |
| Barnard Knob | W 267° | 292 m | 14.5 mi |
| Berry Knob | WSW 256° | 285 m | 13.7 mi |
| Brushy Mound | N 9° | 275 m | 14.3 mi |
| Turkey Peak | N 9° | 266 m | 13.4 mi |
| Brushy Knob | SSE 164° | 232 m | 12.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:09 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:24 | 20:04 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:55 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:52 | 17:29 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 45 | 49 | 56 | 64 | 72 | 80 | 84 | 84 | 77 | 66 | 55 | 47 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 4.4 | 2.9 | 2.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cleburne, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/198695238
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