Era, The Town of
Era, The Town of is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 277 m. Jim Ned Lookout stands 394 m to the west-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Thomason-Scott House, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 12 miles off. 16 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1978
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 11.8 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Hornet Park: 0.3 mi
- J.M. Lindsay Park: 10.6 mi
- Parkview Park: 10.6 mi
- Keneteso Park: 11.2 mi
- Switzer Park: 11.5 mi
- Thomason-Scott House: 0.0 mi
- Valley View: 7.1 mi
- Kiowa Raid of 1868 (SW Part of County): 7.4 mi
- A. H. Fortenberry: 8.9 mi
- Forester Ranch: 9.6 mi
- Arabian Camel: 11.5 mi
- Spotted Donkey: 11.5 mi
- Ostrich: 11.5 mi
- White-Handed Gibbon: 11.6 mi
- Ring-Tailed Lemur: 11.6 mi
- Myra Baptist Church Bell: 9.0 mi
- Armed Forces memorial: 12.1 mi
- Butterfield Stagecoach statue: 12.1 mi
- Confederate Soldier Statue: 12.1 mi
- Anti-Aircraft Gun: 19.4 mi
- Terrapin Hill: 9.9 mi
- Mount Olive: 12.3 mi
- McCracken Mound: 14.3 mi
- Jack Mound: 15.9 mi
- Blue Mound: 16.3 mi
- Morton Museum of Cooke County: 12.1 mi
- Sante Fe Depot Museum: 12.3 mi
- Explorium: 18.0 mi
- Artillery Museum: 19.2 mi
- Texas First Ladies Historic Costume Collection Museum: 20.7 mi
- Carroll Abbot Wildflower Sanctuary: 20.5 mi
- Ken Dickson Environmental Learning Area: 21.0 mi
- Shiloh Field Community Garden: 21.2 mi
- Buisness Leadership Building (BLB) Zen garden: 21.4 mi
- Bill Crouch Garden: 21.6 mi
- Texas Travel Information Center at Gainesville: 15.4 mi
- Oklahoma Welcome Center: 21.0 mi
- Wise County Northbound: 24.6 mi
- Marysville: 19.2 mi
- Sivells Bend: 24.7 mi
- Tyler Bluff: 19.2 mi
- Rock Bluff: 24.5 mi
- Post Oak Beach: 15.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Era, The Town of. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Ned Lookout | WNW 292° | 394 m | 21.4 mi |
| Gordon Mountain | NW 321° | 393 m | 21.8 mi |
| Mount View | NW 322° | 393 m | 22.9 mi |
| Dye Mound | WNW 295° | 388 m | 20.8 mi |
| Newby Mound | WNW 290° | 368 m | 18.8 mi |
| Tadlock Hill | WNW 296° | 362 m | 17.5 mi |
| Ball Knob Hill | WSW 248° | 361 m | 21.9 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mound | WNW 290° | 356 m | 17.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:08 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:20 | 20:06 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:55 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:48 | 17:26 |
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, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12403574665
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