Robert E Howard House
Robert E Howard House is a museum in Texas, at a recorded elevation of 518 m. Eagle Mountain stands 670 m to the west-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Home of Robert E. Howard, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Forts Trail passes 29 miles off. 81 named places lie within 25 miles, 13 of them named summits.
The story
The Robert E. Howard Museum is located at the junction of Texas State Highway 36 and Avenue J in Cross Plains, in the county of Callahan, in the U.S. state of Texas. The museum was the family home of author Robert E. Howard, creator of Conan the Barbarian, Solomon Kane, Kull of Atlantis, Sailor Steve Costigan, and others. Howard was notable for his contributions to Weird Tales and other magazines as well as his close collaborations and friendship with famous author and editor H. P. Lovecraft. His work is considered critical to Working-Class Literature and the preservation of American Folk-tales, especially in relation to Texan literature and regional Tall Tale methods. The structure was added to the National Register of Historic Places listings in Callahan County, Texas in 1994.
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Dates from 1919.
Wikidata Q999033, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 518 m
How to reach it
- 29.3 mi off the Texas Forts Trail
81 named places within 25 miles
- Home of Robert E. Howard: 0.0 mi
- Pioneer Cemetery: 5.4 mi
- Old Cottonwood Cemetery: 5.9 mi
- Site of Cottonwood Springs: 6.1 mi
- Cottonwood Bank and Post Office: 6.1 mi
- East Caddo Peak: 4.1 mi
- Mexican Hat Hill: 7.0 mi
- West Caddo Peak: 7.1 mi
- Coyote Peak: 8.2 mi
- Holloway Mountains: 12.4 mi
- Treadway Park: 0.3 mi
- Library Park: 0.5 mi
- FBC Park: 0.5 mi
- City Park: 0.9 mi
- Colquitt Williams Memorial Park: 11.8 mi
- Callahan City: 16.9 mi
- Belle Plain: 17.1 mi
- Mangum: 22.9 mi
- Picnic Area: 18.6 mi
- Picnic Area: 19.3 mi
- Conrad Hilton Center: 21.8 mi
- Callahan County Pioneer Museum: 22.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Robert E Howard House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle Mountain | WNW 295° | 670 m | 24.9 mi |
| Tecumseh Peak | W 275° | 649 m | 24.1 mi |
| Robinson Peak | WSW 237° | 632 m | 23.3 mi |
| West Caddo Peak | WNW 300° | 628 m | 7.1 mi |
| East Caddo Peak | NW 309° | 616 m | 4.1 mi |
| Mexican Hat Hill | NNE 13° | 612 m | 7.0 mi |
| Hog Mountains | SE 124° | 585 m | 22.0 mi |
| Coyote Peak | E 87° | 571 m | 8.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:41 | 19:16 | 19:49 |
| June solstice | 06:32 | 20:11 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 19:03 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 17:00 | 17:37 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 48 | 55 | 63 | 72 | 79 | 82 | 82 | 75 | 65 | 54 | 46 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 4.9 | 3.7 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rising Star 1S, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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