Edwards County Courthouse
Edwards County Courthouse is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 733 m. Cedar Knob stands 720 m to the east-northeast, 9.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Rocksprings Telephone Company, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Pecos Trail runs past it. 44 named places lie within 25 miles, 16 of them named summits.
The story
historic place in Rocksprings, Edwards County, Texas
Wikidata Q24261041, matched on coordinates and name (3 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1973
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- On the Texas Pecos Trail
- 25.1 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
44 named places within 25 miles
- Rocksprings Telephone Company: 0.0 mi
- Edwards County: 0.0 mi
- Old Carson Store: 0.0 mi
- Gilmer Hotel: 0.1 mi
- Headquarters, American Angora Goat Breeders' Assn.: 0.1 mi
- Schoolhouse Mountain: 9.7 mi
- Cedar Knob: 9.8 mi
- Graveyard Mountain: 11.3 mi
- Seep Spring Mountain: 14.5 mi
- Perkins Mountain: 16.1 mi
- Rainbow Bluff: 7.8 mi
- Painted Bluff: 15.4 mi
- Fern Bluff: 15.7 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 15.8 mi
- Pecan Bluff: 16.5 mi
- Winans Spring: 20.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Edwards County Courthouse. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Knob | ENE 68° | 720 m | 9.8 mi |
| Housetop Mountain | SE 145° | 707 m | 23.5 mi |
| Graveyard Mountain | ESE 109° | 706 m | 11.3 mi |
| Schoolhouse Mountain | E 100° | 683 m | 9.7 mi |
| Kelley Peak | S 169° | 680 m | 24.1 mi |
| Seep Spring Mountain | SE 139° | 674 m | 14.5 mi |
| Hog Pen Mountain | SE 138° | 657 m | 19.0 mi |
| Turkey Peak | SE 143° | 648 m | 21.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:46 | 19:21 | 19:53 |
| June solstice | 06:41 | 20:11 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:30 | 19:07 | 19:39 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 17:10 | 17:46 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 52 | 58 | 65 | 72 | 78 | 80 | 81 | 75 | 67 | 56 | 49 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 3.4 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 1.7 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rocksprings, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12403570885
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