Kouns-Jackson House
Kouns-Jackson House is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 1,118 m. Goat Mountain stands 1,156 m to the west-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Old First Baptist Church, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 68 miles off. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
building in Amarillo, Potter County, Texas
Wikidata Q107320576, matched on coordinates and name (12 m apart).
What the record says
- Inscription
- The Kouns Jackson house was constructed in 1908 for local railroad employee Kouns Jackson. Despite being listed as a historical landmark by the united states department of interior, First Presbyterian Church illegally tore down the building.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 67.7 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 0.3 mi off the Texas Plains Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Old First Baptist Church: 0.1 mi
- Polk Street Schools: 0.2 mi
- Bivins Home: 0.2 mi
- Santa Fe Building: 0.2 mi
- Polk Street United Methodist Church: 0.3 mi
- Ellwood Park: 0.3 mi
- Sandborn Park: 0.3 mi
- Potter County Courthouse Square: 0.5 mi
- Centennial Plaza: 0.7 mi
- Madam Queen: 0.9 mi
- Amarillo Mural: 0.2 mi
- Santa Fe Building: 0.2 mi
- Paramount Theater Blade Sign: 0.3 mi
- Fisk Building: 0.3 mi
- Free Wall: 0.4 mi
- Wildcat Bluff: 6.7 mi
- Wolf Mountain: 10.7 mi
- Goat Mountain: 12.0 mi
- Coyote Bluff: 12.4 mi
- Cooley Butte: 16.7 mi
- Harrington House: 0.4 mi
- Amarillo Museum of Art: 1.0 mi
- AC Museum of natural history: 1.0 mi
- Texas Panhandle Sports Hall of Fame: 1.9 mi
- American Quarter Horse Museum: 2.0 mi
- Southeast Park Pavilion: 16.5 mi
- Lois Rice Pavilion: 16.6 mi
- 1: 17.2 mi
- 2: 17.2 mi
- 3: 17.2 mi
- Horse: 0.5 mi
- Heart: 0.5 mi
- Rick Husband: 0.7 mi
- Citizens Bank Plaza White Buffalo: 15.5 mi
- The Original Texans: 15.8 mi
- Hope Garden: 2.0 mi
- 6th Street Urban Farm: 2.3 mi
- The Palisades: 9.7 mi
- Fortress Cliff: 20.1 mi
- River Falls: 12.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Kouns-Jackson House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goat Mountain | WNW 282° | 1,156 m | 12.0 mi |
| Wolf Mountain | WNW 291° | 1,126 m | 10.7 mi |
| Coyote Bluff | WNW 304° | 1,088 m | 12.4 mi |
| Wildcat Bluff | WNW 295° | 1,082 m | 6.7 mi |
| Rotten Hill | WNW 300° | 1,035 m | 22.1 mi |
| Five Fingers | WNW 297° | 1,030 m | 22.5 mi |
| Cooley Butte | SSE 149° | 1,029 m | 16.7 mi |
| Brushy Butte | SSE 148° | 1,026 m | 18.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:52 | 19:26 | 19:59 |
| June solstice | 06:34 | 20:28 | 21:06 |
| September equinox | 07:36 | 19:12 | 19:46 |
| December solstice | 07:53 | 17:00 | 17:40 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 36 | 40 | 47 | 55 | 65 | 74 | 78 | 77 | 70 | 58 | 46 | 37 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Amarillo 7ene, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1306289412
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