Hunt County's First Railroad
Hunt County's First Railroad is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 170 m. Snow Hill stands 208 m to the north, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is The Old Greenville Post Office, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 9.3 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1972
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 9.3 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- The Old Greenville Post Office: 0.1 mi
- Greenville "Herald": 0.1 mi
- Greenville Building and Loan Association: 0.1 mi
- Germany House: 0.1 mi
- Greenville: 0.2 mi
- Middleton Park: 0.4 mi
- Austin Park: 0.4 mi
- Arnold Park: 0.6 mi
- Phillips Field: 0.9 mi
- Graham Park: 1.0 mi
- Audie Murphy and Cotton Museum: 1.6 mi
- Aviation Unmanned Vehicle Museum: 10.2 mi
- Farmersville Heritage Museum: 14.4 mi
- Northeast Texas Children's Museum: 15.1 mi
- Rockwall County Historical Foundation Museum: 24.3 mi
- The Attic: 1.9 mi
- Royse City Calaboose: 17.0 mi
- Cookston Court: 17.1 mi
- future abandoned house: 20.0 mi
- Section of the Rockwall: 24.8 mi
- Lyday Heritage Gardens: 13.9 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 24.2 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 24.9 mi
- Graham Park Pavilion: 1.0 mi
- Day Use Sites: 20.6 mi
- Pawnee Inlet Unit: 11.8 mi
- Caddo Creek Unit: 13.9 mi
- Hays Hills: 16.3 mi
- Snow Hill: 24.4 mi
- Hopkins County Westbound Rest Area: 16.9 mi
- Hopkins County Eastbound Rest Area: 17.2 mi
- Deer Statue: 1.7 mi
- Screech Owl Reach: 18.6 mi
- Jot Em Down: 22.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hunt County's First Railroad. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snow Hill | N 351° | 208 m | 24.4 mi |
| Hays Hills | W 278° | 180 m | 16.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:04 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 06:17 | 20:01 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:50 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 16:44 | 17:22 |
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 | 46 | 49 | 57 | 65 | 73 | 81 | 86 | 86 | 78 | 67 | 56 | 48 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 5.8 | 4.2 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 3.8 | 5.0 | 3.6 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Greenville Kgvl Radio, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12438024546
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