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Lampasas County Courthouse

Lampasas County Courthouse from directly overhead

Lampasas County Courthouse is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 309 m. Messanger Mountain stands 502 m to the west-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Lampasas County, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 24 miles off.

The story

historic place in Lampasas, Lampasas County, Texas

Wikidata Q107320095, matched on coordinates and name (19 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1965
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

How to reach it

Coordinates31.06545, -98.17763

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Cedar Top Peak: 5.6 mi
  • Carter Mountains: 6.8 mi
  • Bachelor Peak: 6.8 mi
  • Flat Top Peak: 6.9 mi
  • Boys Peak: 7.3 mi
Parks: 47
  • Campbell Park/Hanna Springs Sculpture Garden: 0.2 mi
  • College Street Park: 0.3 mi
  • Cooper Springs Nature Park: 0.3 mi
  • Indian Trails Nature Area: 0.4 mi
  • W. M. Brook Park: 0.6 mi
Springs: 13
  • Gooch Spring: 1.2 mi
  • Adams Spring: 5.1 mi
  • Big Spring: 13.9 mi
  • Persimmon Spring: 14.6 mi
  • Trough Spring: 15.4 mi
Cliffs: 9
Museums: 8
  • Lampasas County Museum: 0.1 mi
  • Lampasas County Museum: 0.1 mi
  • Burnet County Historical Jail: 21.4 mi
  • Fort Croghan Museum: 21.5 mi
  • Highland Lakes Squadron - Commemorative Air Force: 22.8 mi
Gardens: 2
Attractions: 1
  • World's Largest Spur: 1.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Waterfalls: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.7 miles of Lampasas County Courthouse. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Messanger MountainWNW 298°502 m13.6 mi
Knight MountainWNW 301°501 m11.7 mi
Long MountainSW 221°490 m14.7 mi
Payne MountainNNW 336°490 m22.6 mi
Twin Sister PeaksWNW 291°485 m11.9 mi
Lookout MountainSW 230°484 m13.9 mi
Potato HillSSW 198°484 m18.7 mi
Waters MountainW 281°480 m10.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1319:45
June solstice06:3020:0520:40
September equinox07:2218:5919:31
December solstice07:2816:5917:35

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F475158657381848478675748
Precip in2.22.23.02.54.63.51.92.32.43.02.22.2

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12438068309

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