Hood County Courthouse
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Hood County Courthouse is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 220 m. Lone Mountain stands 429 m to the south-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is City named for Confederate General General H.B. Granbury (1831-1864) and Granbury's Texas Brigade, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Lakes Trail runs past it. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Hood County Courthouse Historic District in Granbury, Hood County, Texas encompasses 12 acres of land. The principal building in and the focal point of the district is the historic Hood County Courthouse built in 1890–1891. Other major buildings include the 1885 Hood County Jailhouse, the 1885 First National Bank Building, the 1891 building which formerly housed the Hood County News, the 1893 Aston-Landers Saloon Building, the 1893 Nutt Brothers Building, and the 1886 Granbury Opea House. On June 5, 1974, the district was added to the National Register of Historic Places. The nomination form called it "one of the most complete 19th-century courthouse squares in Texas." The district is also recognized as a State Antiquities Landmark and includes several Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks.
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Wikidata Q5897459, matched on coordinates and name (14 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1970
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- On the Texas Lakes Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Historic Granbury Square: 0.0 mi
- Courthouse Park: 0.0 mi
- Shanley Park: 0.2 mi
- Log Cabin: 0.3 mi
- Lambert Branch Park: 0.3 mi
- Thompson Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Comanche Peak: 4.5 mi
- Barnard Knob: 11.4 mi
- Nebo Mountain: 11.5 mi
- Berry Knob: 14.1 mi
- Greetings from Glen Rose: 14.4 mi
- Paluxy Trading Co.: 14.4 mi
- Barnards of the Brazos: 14.5 mi
- Historic Glen Rose: 14.5 mi
- Historic Barnards Mill: 14.7 mi
- County Jail Museum: 0.1 mi
- Rail Station Museum: 0.4 mi
- Somervell County Historical Society Museum: 14.4 mi
- Barnard's Mill and Art Museum: 14.7 mi
- Creation Evidence Museum: 14.7 mi
- Lake Granbury Master Gardener Demonstration Garden: 1.0 mi
- elizabeth crockett butterfly Garden: 7.3 mi
- Somervell County Master Gardeners Demo Garden: 14.6 mi
- Community Garden: 16.1 mi
- Chandor Gardens: 21.5 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 3.3 mi
- Comanche Peak: 4.5 mi
- Conway Bluff: 9.8 mi
- Milliken Bluff: 13.1 mi
- Stephens Bluff: 16.1 mi
- Apatosaurus: 13.6 mi
- Tyrannosaurus rex: 13.6 mi
- The Spirit of Cleburne: 24.4 mi
- ATSF 999457: 24.4 mi
- Stephenville Club Lake Old Mill House: 24.6 mi
- Acton Nature Center: 7.3 mi
- Glen Rose Bird Sanctuary: 14.5 mi
- Stephenville Club Lake Nature Preserve: 24.5 mi
- Brazos Point: 20.2 mi
- Chalk Mountain: 21.2 mi
- Three Way: 24.2 mi
- Big Ham Hole Spring: 23.5 mi
- Little Ham Hole Spring: 24.0 mi
- Old City Spring: 24.1 mi
- Canoe Docks: 8.9 mi
- Stephenville Club Lake Beach: 24.6 mi
- Acton Tabernacle: 5.6 mi
- Stephenville Club Lake Waterfalls: 24.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hood County Courthouse. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lone Mountain | SSW 214° | 429 m | 23.1 mi |
| Lone Mountain | SSW 212° | 413 m | 22.2 mi |
| Chalk Mountain | SSW 204° | 390 m | 20.1 mi |
| Comanche Peak | S 191° | 373 m | 4.5 mi |
| Double Mountain | WNW 286° | 359 m | 20.0 mi |
| Oyster Hill | N 358° | 351 m | 21.3 mi |
| Tater Nob | N 10° | 344 m | 14.5 mi |
| Chattanooga Hill | NNE 21° | 330 m | 18.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:11 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:25 | 20:06 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:57 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:53 | 17:31 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 49 | 57 | 64 | 72 | 81 | 85 | 84 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 46 |
| Precip in | 2.3 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 2.6 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Granbury 5N, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12414184438
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