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1894 Blanco County Jail

1894 Blanco County Jail from directly overhead

1894 Blanco County Jail is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 366 m. Bell Mountain stands 594 m to the west-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Blanco County, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Hill Country Trail runs past it.

What the record says

Built
1986
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

How to reach it

Coordinates30.27762, -98.41103

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Monument Hill: 4.0 mi
  • Buffalo Peak: 6.4 mi
  • Circle Benchmark: 8.3 mi
  • Brushy Top: 9.5 mi
  • Wolf Mountain: 10.2 mi
Parks: 54
  • Memorial Park: 0.0 mi
  • Johnson City Little League: 0.3 mi
  • Johnson CIty Park: 0.4 mi
  • Pedernales River Nature Park: 0.8 mi
  • Blanco County Fair & Rodeo: 1.1 mi
Museums: 10
  • Science Mill: 0.1 mi
  • L.B.J. Boyhood Home: 0.1 mi
  • Lyndon B. Johnson Visitor Center: 0.2 mi
  • Blanco Pioneer Museum: 12.4 mi
  • Texas White House: 13.0 mi
Ghost towns: 9
Springs: 8
  • Jones Spring: 10.9 mi
  • Bell Spring: 17.2 mi
  • Flatrock Spring: 17.9 mi
  • Kirby Spring: 22.2 mi
  • Marschall Spring: 22.6 mi
Attractions: 5
  • River Overlook: 11.0 mi
  • Hill Country Overlook: 11.1 mi
  • Hamilton Pool: 17.5 mi
  • Dead Man's Hole: 19.4 mi
  • Lukenbach General Store and Post Office: 21.7 mi
Cliffs: 3
Gardens: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic Area: 13.1 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.6 miles of 1894 Blanco County Jail. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bell MountainWNW 303°594 m21.8 mi
Andy Moore MountainWNW 302°585 m18.0 mi
Meta MountainSW 218°583 m22.5 mi
Circle BenchmarkSSW 211°579 m8.3 mi
Dungeon MountainWNW 303°567 m20.7 mi
Cave HillSW 225°566 m21.6 mi
Kruse HillW 276°565 m20.4 mi
Hill in Kendall CountySSW 199°563 m19.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3819:1419:46
June solstice06:3320:0420:39
September equinox07:2319:0019:32
December solstice07:2717:0217:38

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Dec.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495260677581838477685851
Precip in2.32.02.62.84.03.22.22.23.43.63.01.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Johnson City 2N, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12395154350

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