Carbon City Jail
Carbon City Jail is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 489 m. East Caddo Peak stands 616 m to the west-southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Carbon Methodist Church Building, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Texas Forts Trail passes 9.1 miles off. 110 named places lie within 25 miles, 27 of them named summits.
The story
Historic place in Carbon, Eastland County, Texas.
Wikidata Q110025541, matched on coordinates and name (8 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 2013
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 9.1 mi off the Texas Forts Trail
110 named places within 25 miles
- Carbon Methodist Church Building: 0.2 mi
- First Baptist Church in Carbon: 0.2 mi
- Burkett House: 8.1 mi
- Prairie Oil and Gas Company Housing: 8.2 mi
- The Connellee House: 8.7 mi
- Round Mountain: 9.3 mi
- Indian Mountain: 9.8 mi
- Flat Top Mountain: 14.7 mi
- Coyote Peak: 15.5 mi
- Gunsight Mountain: 16.7 mi
- Eastland City Park: 8.8 mi
- Six Flags Park: 9.0 mi
- Cisco City Park: 12.2 mi
- Colquitt Williams Memorial Park: 14.7 mi
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial Park: 16.6 mi
- Eastland County Museum: 9.0 mi
- Austin McCloud Appellate Court Museum: 9.0 mi
- Old Eastland County Jail & Museum: 9.1 mi
- Conrad Hilton Center: 12.2 mi
- Terrill Antique Car Museum: 20.2 mi
- Mangum: 3.8 mi
- Alameda, Texas: 11.4 mi
- Desdemona: 16.2 mi
- La Casa: 24.2 mi
- Eastland County Eastbound Rest Area: 16.7 mi
- Eastland County Westbound Rest Area: 22.1 mi
- I-20 Westbound Picnic Area: 24.7 mi
- Grimes Memorial Garden: 9.0 mi
- Jim's vegetable garden: 19.2 mi
- Ol' Rip: 9.0 mi
- Campbell's Tomato Soup: 9.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Carbon City Jail. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Caddo Peak | WSW 252° | 616 m | 24.5 mi |
| Mexican Hat Hill | W 259° | 612 m | 18.9 mi |
| Hog Mountains | S 185° | 585 m | 22.7 mi |
| Coyote Peak | SW 230° | 571 m | 15.5 mi |
| Jameson Peaks | E 82° | 507 m | 19.6 mi |
| Gunsight Mountain | N 353° | 503 m | 16.7 mi |
| Blue Hills | E 79° | 501 m | 24.9 mi |
| Cedar Mountain | NNW 328° | 494 m | 17.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:15 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 06:30 | 20:10 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 19:01 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:58 | 17:35 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 47 | 56 | 63 | 72 | 79 | 83 | 82 | 75 | 65 | 53 | 45 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 1.9 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Eastland, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12403588002
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