Jordans Saline
Jordans Saline is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 110 m. Sand Hill stands 207 m to the southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Grand Saline C.S.A., a historic site 1.0 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 11 miles off. 110 named places lie within 25 miles, 5 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 2008
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 10.9 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
- 11.7 mi off the Texas Forest Trail
110 named places within 25 miles
- Grand Saline C.S.A.: 1.0 mi
- Wiley Hardeman Post: 1.5 mi
- First Methodist Church of Grand Saline: 1.6 mi
- Poletown and Rhodesburg: 2.5 mi
- Sand Flat Community: 3.3 mi
- Lake Holbrook Recreational Area: 8.5 mi
- Van Memorial Stadium: 8.8 mi
- Van City Park: 9.5 mi
- Alba City Park: 9.6 mi
- Edgewood City Park: 11.4 mi
- Van Area Oil and Historical Museum: 9.5 mi
- Edgewood Heritage Park Museum: 11.7 mi
- Historic Mineola Depot and Railroad Museum: 11.7 mi
- Mineola Historical Museum: 11.8 mi
- Stinson Home - Honeymoon Cottage Museum: 16.5 mi
- Red Hill: 11.9 mi
- Greer Hill: 14.7 mi
- Mount Sinai: 16.4 mi
- Sand Hill: 24.1 mi
- Big Rock Top: 24.8 mi
- Corinth: 5.4 mi
- Clower: 8.2 mi
- Ben Wheeler: 14.9 mi
- Mars: 20.9 mi
- Van Zandt County Westbound Rest Area: 10.1 mi
- Van Zandt County Eastbound Rest Area: 10.1 mi
- Martin Bluff: 10.7 mi
- Sartin Bluff: 23.3 mi
- Canton Artestian Well: 14.5 mi
- Quitman Arboretum & Botanical Gardens: 16.4 mi
- Screech Owl Reach: 24.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Jordans Saline. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sand Hill | SW 215° | 207 m | 24.1 mi |
| Big Rock Top | SW 215° | 187 m | 24.8 mi |
| Red Hill | SW 231° | 171 m | 11.9 mi |
| Mount Sinai | SE 131° | 166 m | 16.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 19:02 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 06:16 | 19:58 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:49 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 16:44 | 17:22 |
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 | 45 | 49 | 56 | 63 | 71 | 79 | 82 | 82 | 75 | 65 | 55 | 47 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 5.0 | 3.5 | 5.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mineola, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12454131526
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