Lon Morris College
Lon Morris College is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 156 m. Pine Mountain stands 231 m to the west, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Sea Scouts Ship 400, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Texas Forest Trail passes 15 miles off. 151 named places lie within 25 miles, 37 of them named summits.
The story
Private junior college in Jacksonville, Texas, US.
Dates from 1854.
Wikidata Q6669598, matched on coordinates and name (33 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1971
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 15.0 mi off the Texas Forest Trail
151 named places within 25 miles
- Sea Scouts Ship 400: 0.2 mi
- Oldest Home in Jacksonville: 0.4 mi
- Jacksonville's Public Square: 0.5 mi
- Nan Travis Memorial Hospital: 0.5 mi
- Jacksonville College: 0.8 mi
- Bolton Park: 0.6 mi
- Love Street Park: 1.1 mi
- Baseball and Soccer Complex: 1.2 mi
- Buckner Park: 1.3 mi
- Nellie Crim Park: 1.3 mi
- Rocky Point: 4.4 mi
- Casey Mountain: 4.9 mi
- Luker Mountain: 5.5 mi
- Tater Hill: 7.0 mi
- Gray Mountain: 7.5 mi
- Bullard History Museum: 13.0 mi
- Norman Memorial Museum: 13.4 mi
- McDonald Museum: 14.5 mi
- Kathleen C Fitzgerald Museum: 15.0 mi
- Howard House Museum: 24.2 mi
- Etna: 13.0 mi
- Lone Star: 14.0 mi
- New Birmingham: 15.5 mi
- Jarvis: 17.0 mi
- Texas State Railroad - Rusk Depot: 11.8 mi
- Cherokee Trace Drive-Thru Safari: 14.0 mi
- Fairy Garden Trail: 24.5 mi
- Steven Bennett Park: 23.2 mi
- Davey Dogwood Park: 24.1 mi
- Fine Arts Complex: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lon Morris College. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Mountain | W 270° | 231 m | 24.5 mi |
| Bradford Mountain | SE 141° | 214 m | 18.0 mi |
| Pryor Mountain | SSE 162° | 210 m | 17.0 mi |
| Gray Mountain | W 275° | 209 m | 7.5 mi |
| Ghent Mountain | SSW 196° | 207 m | 8.1 mi |
| Mount Hope | S 178° | 206 m | 12.0 mi |
| Snow Mountain | N 2° | 201 m | 11.4 mi |
| Casey Mountain | SSW 194° | 200 m | 4.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 19:01 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 06:16 | 19:55 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:47 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 16:44 | 17:22 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 46 | 50 | 57 | 64 | 72 | 79 | 83 | 82 | 77 | 66 | 56 | 49 |
| Precip in | 4.5 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jacksonville, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12402928625
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