Jeff Davis County
Jeff Davis County is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 1,491 m. Baldy Peak stands 2,537 m to the west-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Jeff Davis County Jail, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Mountain Trail runs past it.
The story
Historic place in Fort Davis, Jeff Davis County, Texas.
Wikidata Q110025443, matched on coordinates and name (64 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1936
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- On the Texas Mountain Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Keesey Canyon Overlook · 2 mi
- Limpia Creek Vista · 2 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Sleeping Lion Mountain: 0.6 mi
- Dolores Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Scobee Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Casket Mountain: 4.2 mi
- Lion's Head Hill: 5.1 mi
- Jeff Davis County Jail: 0.0 mi
- Confederate President Jefferson Davis: 0.0 mi
- Fort Davis United Methodist Church: 0.1 mi
- Jeff Davis County Courthouse: 0.1 mi
- Old Fort Davis C.S.A.: 0.1 mi
- Modesta Springs: 5.0 mi
- Pine Peak Spring: 13.8 mi
- Limpia Spring: 15.0 mi
- Bridge Spring: 16.7 mi
- Peewee Spring: 16.7 mi
- Killingsworth Arena: 19.5 mi
- Shipman Park: 20.1 mi
- American Legion Park: 20.2 mi
- Kokernot Municipal Park: 20.3 mi
- Old Town Square Park: 21.0 mi
- Overland Trail Museum: 0.5 mi
- Rattlers & Reptiles: 1.0 mi
- Neill Museum: 8.4 mi
- Marfa Holocaust & Model Ship Museum: 20.2 mi
- Marfa Museum: 20.6 mi
- Sleeping Figure: 20.1 mi
- The Block: 20.8 mi
- Presence of Emptiness: 21.3 mi
- McDonald Observatory: 10.0 mi
- Chinati Foundation: 21.4 mi
- Point of Rocks roadside park: 10.7 mi
- Madera Canyon Roadside Park: 15.0 mi
- Winter Garden: 20.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.8 miles of Jeff Davis County. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baldy Peak | WNW 281° | 2,537 m | 16.9 mi |
| Mount Livermore | WNW 281° | 2,492 m | 16.9 mi |
| Brooks Mountain | W 280° | 2,365 m | 18.8 mi |
| Paradise Mountain | W 272° | 2,354 m | 14.7 mi |
| Pine Peak | WNW 290° | 2,341 m | 13.8 mi |
| Richman Mountain | WNW 284° | 2,315 m | 16.4 mi |
| Black Mountain | NNW 331° | 2,296 m | 10.7 mi |
| Whitetail Mountain | WNW 288° | 2,281 m | 18.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 08:00 | 19:36 | 20:07 |
| June solstice | 06:54 | 20:27 | 21:02 |
| September equinox | 07:45 | 19:22 | 19:54 |
| December solstice | 07:50 | 17:23 | 17:59 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 46 | 50 | 56 | 63 | 71 | 78 | 77 | 76 | 71 | 64 | 54 | 47 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Davis, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/6385745982
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