Jacksonville's Public Square
Jacksonville's Public Square is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 161 m. Pine Mountain stands 231 m to the west, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Oldest Home in Jacksonville, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Texas Forest Trail passes 15 miles off. 148 named places lie within 25 miles, 37 of them named summits.
The story
City in Cherokee County, Texas, United States.
Dates from 1872.
Wikidata Q685644, matched on coordinates and name (418 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 2021
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 15.0 mi off the Texas Forest Trail
148 named places within 25 miles
- Oldest Home in Jacksonville: 0.2 mi
- Nan Travis Memorial Hospital: 0.2 mi
- Sweet Union Baptist Church: 0.3 mi
- Jacksonville Independent School District: 0.4 mi
- Site of First Free Public School: 0.4 mi
- Rocky Point: 3.9 mi
- Casey Mountain: 5.4 mi
- Luker Mountain: 6.0 mi
- Tater Hill: 7.4 mi
- Gray Mountain: 7.7 mi
- Bolton Park: 0.4 mi
- Nellie Crim Park: 0.8 mi
- Love Street Park: 0.9 mi
- Buckner Park: 0.9 mi
- Lincoln Park: 1.1 mi
- Bullard History Museum: 12.6 mi
- Norman Memorial Museum: 13.7 mi
- McDonald Museum: 14.9 mi
- Kathleen C Fitzgerald Museum: 15.0 mi
- Howard House Museum: 24.6 mi
- Etna: 12.6 mi
- Lone Star: 13.8 mi
- New Birmingham: 15.8 mi
- Jarvis: 17.5 mi
- Texas State Railroad - Rusk Depot: 12.1 mi
- Cherokee Trace Drive-Thru Safari: 13.9 mi
- Fairy Garden Trail: 24.9 mi
- Steven Bennett Park: 23.7 mi
- Davey Dogwood Park: 24.6 mi
- Fine Arts Complex: 24.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Jacksonville's Public Square. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Mountain | W 269° | 231 m | 24.7 mi |
| Bradford Mountain | SE 142° | 214 m | 18.2 mi |
| Pryor Mountain | SSE 163° | 210 m | 17.4 mi |
| Gray Mountain | W 271° | 209 m | 7.7 mi |
| Ghent Mountain | SSW 197° | 207 m | 8.6 mi |
| Mount Hope | S 179° | 206 m | 12.5 mi |
| Snow Mountain | N 0° | 201 m | 10.9 mi |
| Casey Mountain | SSW 195° | 200 m | 5.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 19:01 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 06:16 | 19:55 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:47 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 16:44 | 17:22 |
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 | 46 | 50 | 57 | 64 | 72 | 79 | 83 | 82 | 77 | 66 | 56 | 49 |
| Precip in | 4.5 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jacksonville, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12402928618
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