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Kimble County Jail

Kimble County Jail from directly overhead

Kimble County Jail is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 521 m. Brokeleg Mountain stands 715 m to the west, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Kimble County, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Pecos Trail passes 0.4 miles off. 85 named places lie within 25 miles, 10 of them named summits.

About

The story

prison at N. 5th Street @ Pecan St. Junction, Texas

Wikidata Q107330884, matched on coordinates and name (32 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Built
1964
Material
aluminium
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates30.49004, -99.76505
Around it

85 named places within 25 miles

Historic sites: 56
Peaks: 10
  • Round Top: 1.1 mi
  • Teacup Mountain: 6.8 mi
  • Black Mountain: 9.7 mi
  • Allison Mountain: 10.8 mi
  • Joes Point: 17.6 mi
Springs: 6
  • Rock Springs: 9.5 mi
  • West Spring: 14.4 mi
  • Walton Spring: 14.5 mi
  • East Spring: 14.5 mi
  • The Big Springs: 24.1 mi
Cliffs: 5
Ghost towns: 3
Parks: 2
  • Schreiner Park: 0.3 mi
  • Hill Country Fair Grounds: 0.9 mi
Rest areas: 2
Museums: 1
  • Kimble County Historical Museum: 0.1 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Brokeleg MountainW 273°715 m23.0 mi
Cedar KnobW 264°701 m19.7 mi
Black MountainW 259°683 m9.7 mi
Allison MountainWSW 257°682 m10.8 mi
Gobblers KnobSSE 167°676 m20.6 mi
Joes PointW 260°671 m17.6 mi
Monument MountainENE 75°662 m19.9 mi
Steamboat MountainE 92°608 m23.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4419:1919:51
June solstice06:3820:1020:45
September equinox07:2819:0519:37
December solstice07:3317:0717:43

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485259677581848377675649
Precip in0.91.12.01.83.22.81.52.02.42.11.51.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Junction Kimble CO AP, 1 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12438045889

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