First Election in Wood County
First Election in Wood County is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 139 m. Starrville Mountain stands 196 m to the southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Rockfield Cemetery, a historic site 0.3 miles away. Texas Forest Trail passes 3.6 miles off. 132 named places lie within 25 miles, 8 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 1973
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 3.6 mi off the Texas Forest Trail
- 26.6 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
132 named places within 25 miles
- Rockfield Cemetery: 0.3 mi
- New Hope Baptist Church: 2.2 mi
- New Hope Cemetery: 2.9 mi
- Utilities in Mineola: 3.6 mi
- Mineola Fire Department: 3.8 mi
- Mineola Civic Center and RV Park: 3.6 mi
- Peterson Park: 4.3 mi
- 1888 Plaza: 4.3 mi
- Iron Horse Square: 4.4 mi
- Meredith Memorial Field: 4.5 mi
- Mineola Historical Museum: 4.2 mi
- Historic Mineola Depot and Railroad Museum: 4.3 mi
- Stinson Home - Honeymoon Cottage Museum: 7.4 mi
- Wood County History Museum: 7.7 mi
- Van Area Oil and Historical Museum: 17.7 mi
- Greer Hill: 4.4 mi
- Mount Sinai: 12.9 mi
- Todd Mountain: 14.9 mi
- Murphy Mountain: 16.7 mi
- Peter Hayes Hill: 18.8 mi
- Quitman Arboretum & Botanical Gardens: 7.4 mi
- Serenity Garden: 13.2 mi
- Tyler Rose Garden: 24.4 mi
- Van Zandt County Westbound Rest Area: 19.5 mi
- Van Zandt County Eastbound Rest Area: 19.5 mi
- Sartin Bluff: 23.7 mi
- Martin Bluff: 24.2 mi
- Tree of Life: 14.4 mi
- CCC Rock Dam: 15.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of First Election in Wood County. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starrville Mountain | SE 134° | 196 m | 23.4 mi |
| Stivers Hill | NE 36° | 194 m | 19.1 mi |
| Todd Mountain | SSE 150° | 185 m | 14.9 mi |
| Pinnacle Mountain | ESE 103° | 170 m | 20.5 mi |
| Mount Sinai | SSW 195° | 166 m | 12.9 mi |
| Peter Hayes Hill | E 97° | 137 m | 18.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 19:01 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 06:15 | 19:57 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:47 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 16:43 | 17:20 |
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 | 45 | 49 | 56 | 63 | 71 | 79 | 82 | 82 | 75 | 65 | 55 | 47 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 5.0 | 3.5 | 5.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mineola, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/5159173076
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