Gainesville State School
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. 172 named places lie within 25 miles, 7 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 2018
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 1.5 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
172 named places within 25 miles
- Dougherty, F. M.: 2.1 mi
- Davis, William Owen: 2.1 mi
- Bailey, Joseph Weldon: 2.1 mi
- Fairview Cemetery: 2.1 mi
- Butterfield Overland Stage Line: 2.7 mi
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Sante Fe Depot Museum: 2.9 mi
- Morton Museum of Cooke County: 3.2 mi
- Love County Historical Society: 21.7 mi
- Love County Military Museum: 21.7 mi
- 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
- White Bluff: 19.2 mi
- Tyler Bluff: 22.5 mi
- Graveyard Bluff: 23.8 mi
- Rock Bluff: 24.9 mi
- Texas Travel Information Center at Gainesville: 6.4 mi
- Oklahoma Welcome Center: 10.5 mi
- Marysville: 17.3 mi
- Sivells Bend: 17.4 mi
- Post Oak Beach: 15.0 mi
- Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge: 19.2 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| McCracken Mound | W 263° | 343 m | 24.7 mi |
| Peak Hill | N 0° | 294 m | 20.6 mi |
| Three Mounds | NW 325° | 290 m | 16.5 mi |
| Flattop Peak | N 1° | 286 m | 19.2 mi |
| Brushy Mound | NNE 24° | 264 m | 20.4 mi |
| Mount Olive | S 176° | 255 m | 10.7 mi |
| Terrapin Hill | SSW 204° | 232 m | 5.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:07 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:19 | 20:06 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:54 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:47 | 17:25 |
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, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12403574662
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