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1890 Clay County Jail

1890 Clay County Jail from directly overhead

1890 Clay County Jail is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 278 m. Brushy Mound stands 363 m to the southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Clay County, a historic site 0.7 miles away. 119 named places lie within 25 miles, 9 of them named summits.

The story

museum building at 116 N. Graham St. Henrietta, Texas

Wikidata Q107319215, matched on coordinates and name (31 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1986
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates33.81631, -98.19703

119 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 51
  • City Park: 0.7 mi
  • Hapgood Park: 1.5 mi
  • Delaware Trail Park: 8.8 mi
  • Crow Trace Point Park: 9.0 mi
  • Tonkawa Park: 10.0 mi
Peaks: 9
  • Texas Republic Flag Overlook: 12.1 mi
  • Double Mounds: 15.9 mi
  • Flag Mound: 17.4 mi
  • Dead Ox Mound: 21.3 mi
  • Red Mound: 21.7 mi
Museums: 4
Ghost towns: 4
Attractions: 2
Waterfalls: 1
  • Wichita Falls: 19.0 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of 1890 Clay County Jail. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Brushy MoundSE 133°363 m22.2 mi
Queens PeakSE 125°352 m23.0 mi
Buzzard Roost KnobESE 117°345 m24.8 mi
Dead Ox MoundSE 129°320 m21.3 mi
Red MoundESE 117°296 m21.7 mi
Colt MountainESE 102°295 m23.1 mi
Double MoundsESE 113°288 m15.9 mi
Flag MoundESE 106°283 m17.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1219:45
June solstice06:2320:1120:47
September equinox07:2218:5819:31
December solstice07:3516:5017:29

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424554627179848375655244
Precip in1.71.82.62.74.73.61.83.12.63.52.21.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Henrietta, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12402927859

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