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Gainesville State School

Gainesville State School from directly overhead

Gainesville State School is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 251 m. McCracken Mound stands 343 m to the west, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Edison Park, a park 2.0 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 1.5 miles off. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
2018
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates33.62320, -97.09021

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 45
  • Edison Park: 2.0 mi
  • Tom Thumb Park: 2.5 mi
  • Jaycee Park: 2.6 mi
  • Depot Park: 2.9 mi
  • Farmers Market: 3.3 mi
Attractions: 43
  • Vintage Gulf Gas Station: 2.9 mi
  • Cheetah: 3.6 mi
  • Animal Encounters: 3.6 mi
  • Vietnamese Pot-Bellied Pig: 3.6 mi
  • African Spurred Tortoise: 3.7 mi
Peaks: 7
  • Terrapin Hill: 5.5 mi
  • Mount Olive: 10.7 mi
  • Three Mounds: 16.5 mi
  • Flattop Peak: 19.2 mi
  • Brushy Mound: 20.4 mi
Museums: 4
Artworks: 4
  • Confederate Soldier Statue: 3.2 mi
  • Butterfield Stagecoach statue: 3.2 mi
  • Armed Forces memorial: 3.2 mi
  • Myra Baptist Church Bell: 12.8 mi
Cliffs: 4
Rest areas: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Post Oak Beach: 15.0 mi
Nature reserves: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Gainesville State School. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
McCracken MoundW 263°343 m24.7 mi
Peak HillN 0°294 m20.6 mi
Three MoundsNW 325°290 m16.5 mi
Flattop PeakN 1°286 m19.2 mi
Brushy MoundNNE 24°264 m20.4 mi
Mount OliveS 176°255 m10.7 mi
Terrapin HillSSW 204°232 m5.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3319:0719:40
June solstice06:1920:0620:43
September equinox07:1718:5419:27
December solstice07:3016:4717:25

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424754627079838376655344
Precip in2.22.63.63.95.64.62.92.83.94.43.03.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gainesville 5 ENE, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12403574662

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