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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. 116 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

116 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 MoundSE363 m22.2 mi
Queens PeakSE352 m23.0 mi
Buzzard Roost KnobESE345 m24.8 mi
Dead Ox MoundSE320 m21.3 mi
Red MoundESE296 m21.7 mi
Colt MountainESE295 m23.1 mi
Double MoundsESE288 m15.9 mi
Flag MoundESE283 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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