Houston Mound

Houston Mound: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Houston Mound

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Houston Mound — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 31.57518, -95.40939. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Houston Mound

• Caddo Mounds State Historic Site · park · Cherokee · ~31 km · Must-see
• Big Slough Wilderness · sanctuary · Cherokee · ~38 km · Must-see
• Ratcliff Dam · lake · Houston · ~40 km · Must-see
• Davy Crockett National Forest · sanctuary · Houston · ~52 km · Must-see
• Wilkins Dam · lake · Houston · ~2 km
• Murphy Dam · lake · Anderson · ~3 km
• Ioni Lake Dam · lake · Anderson · ~8 km
• Brewington Baptist Church · fort · Houston · ~10 km
• Denson Homesite and Cemetery · fort · Houston · ~11 km
• Augusta Cemetery · fort · Houston · ~11 km
• Darius H. Edens · fort · Houston · ~11 km
• Muse Cemetery · fort · Anderson · ~11 km
• Mays Lake · lake · Anderson · ~13 km
• First Christian Church of Grapeland · fort · Houston · ~14 km
• City of Grapeland · fort · Houston · ~14 km
• First Baptist Church of Grapeland · fort · Houston · ~15 km
• Barfield Lake Dam · lake · Houston · ~15 km
• Bill Huff Dam · lake · Houston · ~20 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Houston Mound

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• Dutch Hill · viewpoint · Houston · ~40 km
• Bowman Mountain · viewpoint · Cherokee · ~42 km
• Daly Mountain · viewpoint · Anderson · ~43 km
• Casey Mountain · viewpoint · Cherokee · ~45 km
• Bradford Mountain · viewpoint · Cherokee · ~46 km
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