James Stephen Hogg and Cherokee County
James Stephen Hogg and Cherokee County is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 156 m. Button Mountain stands 221 m to the east, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Gregg Family Home, a historic site 0.3 miles away. Texas Forest Trail passes 11 miles off. 41 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 2003
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 10.9 mi off the Texas Forest Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Gregg Family Home: 0.3 mi
- Dr. I. K. Frazier Home: 0.3 mi
- Rusk Footbridge: 0.5 mi
- The James I. Perkins Family Home: 0.6 mi
- First United Methodist Church of Rusk: 0.6 mi
- Bradford Mountain: 4.3 mi
- Reagan Mountain: 5.3 mi
- Pryor Mountain: 5.8 mi
- Gibson Mountain: 6.5 mi
- Carter Mountain: 6.6 mi
- Rusk Baseball Complex: 0.6 mi
- Jim Hogg State Park: 1.1 mi
- I.D. Fairchild State Forest: 7.6 mi
- I.D. Fairchild State Forest: 11.3 mi
- Nichols' Green Park: 12.3 mi
- New Birmingham: 1.7 mi
- Lone Star: 12.6 mi
- Weeping Mary: 13.6 mi
- Morrill: 14.4 mi
- Jarvis: 18.2 mi
- Norman Memorial Museum: 0.6 mi
- McDonald Museum: 22.1 mi
- Texas State Railroad - Rusk Depot: 3.1 mi
- Cherokee Trace Drive-Thru Safari: 10.2 mi
- Picnic Area: 5.0 mi
- Cherokee County Northbound Rest Area: 18.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of James Stephen Hogg and Cherokee County. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Button Mountain | E 80° | 221 m | 17.0 mi |
| Bradford Mountain | SE 130° | 214 m | 4.3 mi |
| Flower Mountain | E 96° | 211 m | 19.5 mi |
| Pryor Mountain | SSW 210° | 210 m | 5.8 mi |
| Gray Mountain | NW 307° | 209 m | 19.6 mi |
| Ghent Mountain | WNW 288° | 207 m | 10.9 mi |
| Mount Hope | W 264° | 206 m | 7.7 mi |
| Snow Mountain | NNW 341° | 201 m | 23.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 19:00 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 06:16 | 19:54 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:47 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 16:44 | 17:21 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 46 | 50 | 57 | 64 | 72 | 79 | 81 | 82 | 77 | 67 | 56 | 49 |
| Precip in | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rusk, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/13971414055
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