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Cooke County

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Cooke County is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 221 m. Gordon Mountain stands 393 m to the west-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Cooke County, C.S.A./2nd Frontier Regiment, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 1.2 miles off. 13 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

library in Gainesville, Texas, United States

Dates from 1963.

Wikidata Q48976754, matched on coordinates and name (612 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1936
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates33.62449, -97.15403

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Attractions: 44
  • Clouded Leopard: 0.2 mi
  • Reeves' Muntjac: 0.2 mi
  • Geoffroy's Cat: 0.2 mi
  • Burmese Python: 0.2 mi
  • Ring-Tailed Coati: 0.2 mi
Parks: 40
  • Medal of Honor Park: 0.2 mi
  • Leonard Park: 0.2 mi
  • Farmers Market: 0.4 mi
  • Depot Park: 0.8 mi
  • Tom Thumb Park: 1.2 mi
Peaks: 13
  • Terrapin Hill: 5.4 mi
  • Mount Olive: 11.7 mi
  • Three Mounds: 14.7 mi
  • Flattop Peak: 19.5 mi
  • Peak Hill: 20.9 mi
Artworks: 5
Museums: 5
  • Morton Museum of Cooke County: 0.5 mi
  • Sante Fe Depot Museum: 0.8 mi
  • Love County Historical Society: 21.6 mi
  • Love County Military Museum: 21.7 mi
  • Artillery Museum: 21.7 mi
Cliffs: 4
Rest areas: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Post Oak Beach: 16.1 mi
Nature reserves: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gordon MountainWNW 291°393 m22.9 mi
Mount ViewWNW 293°393 m23.6 mi
Tadlock HillW 267°362 m23.5 mi
Sugarloaf MoundW 263°356 m24.3 mi
Jack MoundW 261°348 m23.0 mi
McCracken MoundW 262°343 m21.1 mi
Peak HillN 10°294 m20.9 mi
Three MoundsNNW 337°290 m14.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3319:0819:41
June solstice06:2020:0620:43
September equinox07:1718:5419:27
December solstice07:3016:4717:25

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424754627079838376655344
Precip in2.22.63.63.95.64.62.92.83.94.43.03.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gainesville 5 ENE, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12403574635

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