Coke County
Coke County is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 598 m. Goat Mountain stands 796 m to the west-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Cary Allen Gates, a historic site 1.4 miles away. Texas Forts Trail runs past it. 103 named places lie within 25 miles, 43 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 1936
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- On the Texas Forts Trail
103 named places within 25 miles
- Hayrick Mountain: 5.0 mi
- Durham Peak: 7.5 mi
- Cedar Mountain: 7.7 mi
- Lone Mountain: 7.8 mi
- Wildcat Mountain: 7.9 mi
- Cary Allen Gates: 1.4 mi
- Locklin Bartholomew Murray: 1.4 mi
- Henry Davis Pearce: 1.4 mi
- Robert Lee Cemetery: 1.5 mi
- First Methodist Church of Robert Lee: 2.1 mi
- Coke County Park: 1.6 mi
- Fern Havins Park: 2.6 mi
- Lake View Park: 4.3 mi
- Paint Creek Park: 7.2 mi
- Bronte Mini Park: 9.5 mi
- Wiley Bluff: 14.9 mi
- Shelving Rock Bluff: 20.2 mi
- Crawford Slide: 24.1 mi
- Eagle Point: 24.7 mi
- Welcome to Bronte: 9.5 mi
- Bronte: 9.6 mi
- Ranger Spring: 23.4 mi
- Coke County Rest Area: 23.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Coke County. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goat Mountain | WNW 285° | 796 m | 19.8 mi |
| Jackson Mountain | NW 320° | 788 m | 18.3 mi |
| Stepp Mountain | NW 315° | 786 m | 17.8 mi |
| Meadow Mountain | NW 309° | 778 m | 11.6 mi |
| Green Mountain | W 265° | 778 m | 12.6 mi |
| Horse Mountain | NNW 334° | 765 m | 10.2 mi |
| Durham Peak | NNW 338° | 763 m | 7.5 mi |
| Hylton Mountain | NE 44° | 753 m | 19.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:46 | 19:22 | 19:54 |
| June solstice | 06:37 | 20:16 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:31 | 19:08 | 19:40 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 17:05 | 17:42 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 49 | 56 | 65 | 74 | 80 | 84 | 83 | 75 | 65 | 53 | 45 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Robert LEE 4wsw, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12402955214
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