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Jones County Courthouse

Jones County Courthouse from directly overhead

Jones County Courthouse is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 527 m. Skinout Mountain stands 571 m to the west-northwest, 7.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Jones County, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Forts Trail passes 11 miles off. 129 named places lie within 25 miles, 4 of them named summits.

The story

Courthouse building in Anson, Jones County, Texas.

Wikidata Q134590357, matched on coordinates and name (27 m apart).

What the record says

Built
2000
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates32.75622, -99.89693

129 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 38
  • Anson City Park: 0.7 mi
  • Hawley Little League Park: 10.7 mi
  • Harmon Park: 14.3 mi
  • Johnson Park: 16.0 mi
  • Sea Bee Park: 18.5 mi
Artworks: 16
  • Jacob's Dream: 22.8 mi
  • Marcel and Wilfred: 22.9 mi
  • Good Night Dinosaur: 22.9 mi
  • Stuart Little: 22.9 mi
  • The Three Little Kittens: 22.9 mi
Museums: 7
Peaks: 4
  • Skinout Mountain: 7.9 mi
  • Flat Top Mountain: 18.7 mi
  • Peter Hill: 21.5 mi
  • Frog Mountain: 22.1 mi
Attractions: 2
  • Fort Phantom Hill: 14.9 mi
  • Petrified Tree: 21.5 mi
Ghost towns: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Jones County Courthouse. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Skinout MountainWNW571 m7.9 mi
Peter HillWNW566 m21.5 mi
Flat Top MountainNNW552 m18.7 mi
Frog MountainNNW525 m22.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4419:1919:52
June solstice06:3320:1520:51
September equinox07:2819:0519:38
December solstice07:3917:0117:38

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434755647280838375655345
Precip in1.01.41.51.93.33.62.52.62.32.51.51.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Anson, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12438054037

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