Clay County
Clay County 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 City Park, a park 0.4 miles away. 116 named places lie within 25 miles, 9 of them named summits.
The story
Courthouse at 100 N. Bridge St. Henrietta, Texas.
Wikidata Q107319214, matched on coordinates and name (905 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1936
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
116 named places within 25 miles
- City Park: 0.4 mi
- Hapgood Park: 1.0 mi
- Delaware Trail Park: 9.3 mi
- Crow Trace Point Park: 9.5 mi
- Tonkawa Park: 10.4 mi
- 1890 Clay County Jail: 0.7 mi
- Highways Paved With Gold: 14.9 mi
- Early Trails in Montague County: 14.9 mi
- Wichita County: 17.7 mi
- Saint John Baptist Church: 17.9 mi
- Texas Republic Flag Overlook: 11.9 mi
- Double Mounds: 15.2 mi
- Flag Mound: 16.8 mi
- Dead Ox Mound: 20.7 mi
- Red Mound: 21.1 mi
- Museum of North Texas History: 18.8 mi
- Kell House Museum: 19.0 mi
- Wichita Falls Museum and Art Center: 19.8 mi
- River Bend Nature Center: 20.0 mi
- Belcherville: 20.3 mi
- Huff: 20.4 mi
- Red River Station: 22.0 mi
- Shannon: 23.9 mi
- Dinosaur Park: 1.2 mi
- World's Littlest Skyscraper: 18.8 mi
- Wichita Falls: 19.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Clay County. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brushy Mound | SE 134° | 363 m | 21.7 mi |
| Queens Peak | SE 125° | 352 m | 22.4 mi |
| Buzzard Roost Knob | ESE 118° | 345 m | 24.1 mi |
| Dead Ox Mound | SE 130° | 320 m | 20.7 mi |
| Red Mound | ESE 117° | 296 m | 21.1 mi |
| Colt Mountain | ESE 102° | 295 m | 22.5 mi |
| Double Mounds | ESE 113° | 288 m | 15.2 mi |
| Flag Mound | ESE 106° | 283 m | 16.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:12 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 06:23 | 20:11 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:58 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:50 | 17:29 |
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 | 42 | 45 | 54 | 62 | 71 | 79 | 84 | 83 | 75 | 65 | 52 | 44 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 1.8 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 2.2 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Henrietta, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12402927858
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