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Somervell County Historical Society Museum

Somervell County Historical Society Museum is a museum in Texas, at a recorded elevation of 190 m. Lone Mountain stands 429 m to the west-southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Dinosaur Tracks, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Lakes Trail runs past it. 16 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

museum located in downtown Glen Rose, Texas

Wikidata Q130316582, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Height
7 m
Elevation
190 m

What to expect

Fee
No

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates32.23519, -97.75636

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks: 56
  • Chauncey Park: 0.1 mi
  • Crump Park: 0.1 mi
  • Paluxy Heritage Park: 0.2 mi
  • Big Rocks Park: 0.6 mi
  • Beck Baseball/Softball Complex: 0.8 mi
Artworks: 16
  • Historic Glen Rose: 0.0 mi
  • Barnards of the Brazos: 0.0 mi
  • Paluxy Trading Co.: 0.1 mi
  • Greetings from Glen Rose: 0.1 mi
  • Historic Barnards Mill: 0.2 mi
Peaks: 16
  • Berry Knob: 9.5 mi
  • Barnard Knob: 10.1 mi
  • Comanche Peak: 10.3 mi
  • Chalk Mountain: 10.6 mi
  • Flat Top Mountain: 13.8 mi
Museums: 12
Cliffs: 8
Attractions: 5
Ghost towns: 4
Nature reserves: 3
Beaches: 1
  • Canoe Docks: 12.2 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Acton Tabernacle: 15.1 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lone MountainWSW 251°429 m15.3 mi
Bunker HillW 263°427 m21.2 mi
Lone MountainWSW 251°413 m14.2 mi
Chalk MountainWSW 247°390 m10.6 mi
Comanche PeakNNW 345°373 m10.3 mi
Cedar MountainSSW 198°362 m14.1 mi
Flat Top MountainSSW 197°359 m13.8 mi
Johnson PeakSSW 199°358 m20.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1119:43
June solstice06:2620:0520:42
September equinox07:2018:5719:29
December solstice07:2916:5417:31

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444956647380858476655546
Precip in2.12.33.03.04.23.81.82.73.03.82.22.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rainbow, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1231348404

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