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Knox County

Knox County from directly overhead

Knox County is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 450 m. Wild Horse Mountain stands 577 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Original Old Rock Courthouse Cornerstone, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. 23 named places lie within 25 miles, 7 of them named summits.

The story

courthouse at US 82 at SH 6 Benjamin, Texas

Wikidata Q107319810, matched on coordinates and name (56 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1936
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

How to reach it

Coordinates33.58355, -99.79285

23 named places within 25 miles

Historic sites: 10
Peaks: 7
  • Cedar Mountain: 5.3 mi
  • Bald Mountain: 12.5 mi
  • Buzzard Peak: 14.4 mi
  • Hunter Mountain: 15.1 mi
  • Lowrance Mountain: 20.1 mi
Museums: 2
Rest areas: 1
Parks: 1
  • Picnic Area - Jamison: 6.7 mi
Springs: 1
  • Pouring Spring: 21.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wild Horse MountainNW 315°577 m23.9 mi
Buzzard PeakWSW 251°569 m14.4 mi
Kiowa PeakSW 223°553 m21.9 mi
Lowrance MountainNW 315°552 m20.1 mi
Hunter MountainNW 310°551 m15.1 mi
Bald MountainWNW 293°512 m12.5 mi
Cedar MountainW 279°501 m5.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4419:1819:51
June solstice06:3020:1620:53
September equinox07:2819:0519:37
December solstice07:4016:5817:36

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424654637281858476655344
Precip in1.11.41.72.23.53.42.12.12.92.41.51.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Truscott 3 W, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12438052334

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