Cooke County Courthouse Historical Marker
Cooke County Courthouse Historical Marker is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 227 m. Gordon Mountain stands 393 m to the west-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Confederate Soldier Statue, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 0.7 miles off. 13 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
historic place in Gainesville, Cooke County, Texas
Wikidata Q107319152, matched on coordinates and name (23 m apart).
What the record says
- Material
- metal
- Inscription
- Settlement of the area now known as Cooke County began in late 1845. The county was created by the State Legislature in 1848 and named for William G. Cooke, Republic of Texas Quartermaster General and a participant in the Battle of San Jacinto. Land for a
What to expect
How to reach it
- 0.7 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Vintage Gulf Gas Station: 0.3 mi
- Tortoise: 0.5 mi
- Rabbit: 0.5 mi
- Black Bear: 0.5 mi
- Cheetah: 0.5 mi
- Farmers Market: 0.1 mi
- Depot Park: 0.3 mi
- Medal of Honor Park: 0.3 mi
- Leonard Park: 0.5 mi
- Tom Thumb Park: 0.7 mi
- Terrapin Hill: 5.2 mi
- Mount Olive: 11.5 mi
- Three Mounds: 14.9 mi
- Flattop Peak: 19.5 mi
- Peak Hill: 20.8 mi
- Confederate Soldier Statue: 0.0 mi
- Butterfield Stagecoach statue: 0.0 mi
- Armed Forces memorial: 0.0 mi
- Myra Baptist Church Bell: 9.6 mi
- Anti-Aircraft Gun: 22.3 mi
- Morton Museum of Cooke County: 0.1 mi
- Sante Fe Depot Museum: 0.3 mi
- Love County Historical Society: 21.6 mi
- Love County Military Museum: 21.7 mi
- Artillery Museum: 22.2 mi
- White Bluff: 17.8 mi
- Tyler Bluff: 19.5 mi
- Rock Bluff: 22.3 mi
- Graveyard Bluff: 24.8 mi
- Texas Travel Information Center at Gainesville: 4.9 mi
- Oklahoma Welcome Center: 10.2 mi
- Marysville: 14.8 mi
- Sivells Bend: 16.2 mi
- Post Oak Beach: 15.9 mi
- Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge: 22.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cooke County Courthouse Historical Marker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gordon Mountain | WNW 290° | 393 m | 23.4 mi |
| Mount View | WNW 292° | 393 m | 24.1 mi |
| Tadlock Hill | W 267° | 362 m | 24.0 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mound | W 263° | 356 m | 24.7 mi |
| Jack Mound | W 261° | 348 m | 23.5 mi |
| McCracken Mound | W 262° | 343 m | 21.5 mi |
| Peak Hill | N 9° | 294 m | 20.8 mi |
| Three Mounds | NNW 335° | 290 m | 14.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:08 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:20 | 20:06 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:54 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:47 | 17:25 |
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 | 47 | 54 | 62 | 70 | 79 | 83 | 83 | 76 | 65 | 53 | 44 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 5.6 | 4.6 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 3.0 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gainesville 5 ENE, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/10297355597
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