Five Courthouses of Houston County
Five Courthouses of Houston County is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 110 m. Houston Mound stands 168 m to the north, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Houston County Courthouse, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Forest Trail runs past it. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1979
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- On the Texas Forest Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Houston County Courthouse: 0.0 mi
- Crockett: 0.0 mi
- W.V. McConnell Building: 0.0 mi
- Miller-Spinks-Mayes Property: 0.0 mi
- Site of the Crockett Hotel: 0.0 mi
- Davy Crockett Memorial Park: 0.7 mi
- Houston Mound Historical Marker: 18.1 mi
- Trilady Park: 20.4 mi
- Mission Tejas State Park: 20.4 mi
- Strong Memorial Park: 21.2 mi
- Gary Hill: 4.7 mi
- Dutch Hill: 10.9 mi
- Kent Hill: 13.2 mi
- Houston Mound: 18.0 mi
- Liberty Hill: 19.4 mi
- Brookfield Bluff: 12.7 mi
- Yellow Bluff: 13.0 mi
- Wiggins Bluff: 16.1 mi
- Antioch: 16.2 mi
- Prairie Point: 16.6 mi
- Alabama: 16.9 mi
- Picnic Area: 13.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Five Courthouses of Houston County. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Mound | N 9° | 168 m | 18.0 mi |
| Big Hill | NNE 30° | 140 m | 24.9 mi |
| Liberty Hill | NNE 30° | 109 m | 19.4 mi |
| Gary Hill | NW 304° | 77 m | 4.7 mi |
| Dutch Hill | WNW 286° | 74 m | 10.9 mi |
| Sugar Mounds | E 87° | 73 m | 21.1 mi |
| Kent Hill | WNW 300° | 67 m | 13.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 19:02 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 06:19 | 19:54 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:48 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 16:47 | 17:24 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 52 | 58 | 65 | 73 | 80 | 83 | 83 | 78 | 68 | 57 | 50 |
| Precip in | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Crockett, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12414195729
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