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Coke County Jail

Coke County Jail from directly overhead

Coke County Jail is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 555 m. Goat Mountain stands 796 m to the west-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Silver, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Forts Trail passes 0.3 miles off. 95 named places lie within 25 miles, 41 of them named summits.

What the record says

Built
1972
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates31.89284, -100.48797

95 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 41
  • Lone Mountain: 5.7 mi
  • Wildcat Mountain: 5.9 mi
  • Millican Mountains: 6.7 mi
  • Little Round Mountain: 7.0 mi
  • Hayrick Mountain: 7.2 mi
Parks: 8
  • Fern Havins Park: 0.3 mi
  • Coke County Park: 0.7 mi
  • Lake View Park: 2.7 mi
  • Paint Creek Park: 5.2 mi
  • Bronte Mini Park: 11.4 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Cliffs: 3
Artworks: 2
  • Welcome to Bronte: 11.4 mi
  • Bronte: 11.5 mi
Springs: 1
  • Ranger Spring: 21.3 mi
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Coke County Jail. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Goat MountainWNW796 m18.2 mi
Jackson MountainNNW788 m18.0 mi
Stepp MountainNW786 m17.2 mi
Green MountainW778 m10.6 mi
Meadow MountainNW778 m10.9 mi
Horse MountainNNW765 m10.5 mi
Durham PeakN763 m8.1 mi
Hylton MountainNE753 m21.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4719:2219:54
June solstice06:3720:1620:52
September equinox07:3119:0819:40
December solstice07:3917:0617:43

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444956657480848375655345
Precip in1.11.11.31.72.62.61.52.62.72.11.20.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Robert LEE 4wsw, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12402955227

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