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Kent County

Kent County from directly overhead

Kent County is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 611 m. Cooper Mountain stands 822 m to the southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Double Mountain Salt Works (on Brazos River), a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. 32 named places lie within 25 miles, 14 of them named summits.

What the record says

Built
1936
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates33.24782, -100.57351

32 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 14
  • Butte Knob: 11.4 mi
  • Gant Hills: 13.6 mi
  • Lovers Resort: 14.4 mi
  • Double Mountains: 14.6 mi
  • Tater Hills: 14.6 mi
Historic sites: 13
Parks: 2
  • Jayton Park: 2.6 mi
  • Swenson Park: 22.9 mi
Artworks: 2
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cooper MountainSW 224°822 m22.6 mi
Double MountainsSSE 152°743 m14.6 mi
Red HillNNW 341°703 m17.0 mi
Tater HillsS 178°682 m14.6 mi
Steele HillsNW 315°678 m18.5 mi
Gant HillsSSW 195°663 m13.6 mi
Butte KnobSW 232°660 m11.4 mi
Croton BreaksNNW 339°655 m24.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4719:2219:54
June solstice06:3420:1920:55
September equinox07:3119:0819:41
December solstice07:4317:0217:40

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424654637280848375645243
Precip in0.91.11.41.83.13.32.52.12.62.11.41.0

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12438060479

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