John Crane
John Crane is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 124 m. Tater Hill Mountain stands 234 m to the southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is First United Methodist Church, a historic site 0.5 miles away. Texas Forest Trail passes 6.8 miles off. 14 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 2004
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 6.8 mi off the Texas Forest Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- First United Methodist Church: 0.5 mi
- Yarborough Home: 0.8 mi
- Cherokee Exodus from Texas: 1.2 mi
- Rock Hill Cemetery: 3.1 mi
- County Line Missionary Baptist Church: 4.5 mi
- Winchester Park: 0.7 mi
- Chandler River Park: 2.2 mi
- Lindsey Park: 6.5 mi
- Lindsey Park: 6.6 mi
- Brownsboro City Park: 7.2 mi
- Jennings Mountain: 7.9 mi
- Cooper Mountain: 12.8 mi
- Tater Hill Mountain: 13.9 mi
- Mount Sinai: 13.9 mi
- Todd Mountain: 17.6 mi
- Historic Aviation Memorial Museum: 6.4 mi
- Tyler Rose Garden Center & Rose Museum: 10.1 mi
- Smith County Historical Society: 11.3 mi
- Discovery Science Place: 11.5 mi
- Goodman-LeGrand House: 11.5 mi
- Mars: 14.3 mi
- Etna: 14.8 mi
- Ben Wheeler: 15.8 mi
- Utica: 19.4 mi
- Clower: 20.3 mi
- Van Zandt County Eastbound Rest Area: 18.4 mi
- Van Zandt County Westbound Rest Area: 18.4 mi
- Cherokee County Northbound Rest Area: 22.7 mi
- Winona Eastbound Picnic Area: 24.6 mi
- Winona Westbound Picnic Area: 24.6 mi
- Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center: 17.2 mi
- Mineola Nature Preserve on the Sabine River: 21.4 mi
- Little Sandy National Wildlife Refuge: 22.8 mi
- Tyler Rose Garden: 10.1 mi
- Fine Arts Complex: 13.5 mi
- CCC Rock Dam: 16.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of John Crane. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tater Hill Mountain | SW 220° | 234 m | 13.9 mi |
| Rock Hill | SSW 206° | 214 m | 18.6 mi |
| Jennings Mountain | WSW 255° | 212 m | 7.9 mi |
| Gray Mountain | SSE 168° | 209 m | 24.2 mi |
| Snow Mountain | SE 135° | 201 m | 18.1 mi |
| Starrville Mountain | ENE 64° | 196 m | 23.3 mi |
| Cooper Mountain | SW 215° | 192 m | 12.8 mi |
| Todd Mountain | NE 40° | 185 m | 17.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 19:02 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 06:16 | 19:57 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:48 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 16:44 | 17:22 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 52 | 59 | 66 | 74 | 81 | 84 | 84 | 78 | 68 | 57 | 49 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tyler Pounds FLD, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12405583858
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