Jefferson-Quitman Road
Jefferson-Quitman Road is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 130 m. Underwood Mountain stands 204 m to the south, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Oak Hill Missionary Baptist Church, a historic site 2.8 miles away. Texas Forest Trail passes 9.9 miles off. 152 named places lie within 25 miles, 24 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 1970
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 9.9 mi off the Texas Forest Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Jackson's Lookout · 21 mi
152 named places within 25 miles
- Oak Hill Missionary Baptist Church: 2.8 mi
- Matinburg Cemetery: 3.7 mi
- Bettie Methodist Church: 4.4 mi
- Reeves Chapel: 7.2 mi
- Ferndale Club: 7.5 mi
- Lake Gilmer Park: 6.4 mi
- Gilmer City Park: 8.5 mi
- Yamboree Grounds: 8.6 mi
- Julius Moore Park: 9.7 mi
- Witness Park: 9.7 mi
- Howell Mountain: 7.5 mi
- Gilmont Lookout: 8.5 mi
- Underwood Mountain: 10.3 mi
- Simpson Mountain: 10.5 mi
- Wilks Mountain: 10.6 mi
- Northeast Texas Rural Heritage Center and Museum: 9.7 mi
- Historic Upshur Museum: 9.7 mi
- North East Texas Rural Heritage Museum, Farmsted: 9.8 mi
- Flight of the Phoenix Aviation Museum: 11.5 mi
- Mid America Flight Museum: 16.9 mi
- Kelsey: 9.1 mi
- Center Point: 12.6 mi
- Coffeeville: 14.7 mi
- Belzora: 23.7 mi
- Tree of Life: 13.7 mi
- Colonel L.P. Featherstone Memorial statue: 17.5 mi
- Garland P Ferguson Park: 21.1 mi
- Snavely Discovery Well: 22.7 mi
- Serenity Garden: 14.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Jefferson-Quitman Road. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Underwood Mountain | S 171° | 204 m | 10.3 mi |
| East Mountain | SSE 156° | 200 m | 19.4 mi |
| Stivers Hill | WNW 286° | 194 m | 13.4 mi |
| Tidwell Mountain | SSE 158° | 191 m | 17.0 mi |
| West Mountain | SSE 161° | 191 m | 17.7 mi |
| Simpson Mountain | SSE 150° | 188 m | 10.5 mi |
| Camp Mountain | ESE 113° | 187 m | 13.4 mi |
| Howell Mountain | E 80° | 185 m | 7.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 18:59 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 06:13 | 19:56 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:46 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 16:41 | 17:18 |
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 | 44 | 48 | 55 | 62 | 70 | 78 | 82 | 81 | 75 | 64 | 53 | 46 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gilmer 4 WNW, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12454129382
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