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King County Courthouse

King County Courthouse from directly overhead

King County Courthouse is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 529 m. Red Hill stands 703 m to the west-southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Leo Roark, a historic site 0.8 miles away. 18 named places lie within 25 miles, 12 of them named summits.

The story

Historic place in Guthrie, King County, Texas.

Wikidata Q110023063, matched on coordinates and name (2 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1962
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates33.61895, -100.32228

18 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 12
  • Dog Town Mountain: 3.9 mi
  • Fourmile Hill: 4.0 mi
  • Haystack Mountain: 13.6 mi
  • Buzzard Peak: 18.4 mi
  • Bald Mountain: 19.1 mi
Historic sites: 4
Artworks: 1
Springs: 1
  • Pouring Spring: 17.9 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Red HillWSW703 m22.2 mi
Croton BreaksW655 m23.7 mi
Haystack MountainSSW613 m13.6 mi
Fourmile HillNNW592 m4.0 mi
Wild Horse MountainNE577 m19.7 mi
Buzzard PeakESE569 m18.4 mi
Kiowa PeakSE553 m24.0 mi
Lowrance MountainNE552 m20.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4619:2019:53
June solstice06:3220:1920:55
September equinox07:3019:0719:40
December solstice07:4317:0017:38

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424554627281848375645243
Precip in1.01.21.52.03.23.32.12.82.52.01.41.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Guthrie, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12438052582

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