Mason County Jail
Mason County Jail is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 468 m. Hermans Point stands 684 m to the south, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Mason National Bank, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Forts Trail runs past it. 134 named places lie within 25 miles, 48 of them named summits.
The story
City in and county seat of Mason County, Texas, United States.
Dates from 1861-05-20.
Wikidata Q982490, matched on coordinates and name (35 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1983
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- On the Texas Forts Trail
134 named places within 25 miles
- Mason National Bank: 0.0 mi
- Fort Mason and Camp Llano, C.S.A.: 0.0 mi
- Mason County Courthouse: 0.1 mi
- R. Grosse and Sons: 0.1 mi
- Hofmann Dry Goods Company: 0.1 mi
- Jordan Mountain: 5.5 mi
- Purdy Hill: 5.7 mi
- Mason Mountains: 7.3 mi
- Shaft Mountain: 7.8 mi
- Double Knobs: 8.0 mi
- Grit: 5.8 mi
- Hedwigs Hill: 9.1 mi
- Hilda: 13.1 mi
- Bettina: 16.7 mi
- Pontotoc: 18.7 mi
- Eckert Spring: 9.3 mi
- Mulberry Spring: 9.9 mi
- Quella Bottom Spring: 10.3 mi
- Garden Spring: 19.6 mi
- Kentner Spring: 22.7 mi
- H L Bluffs: 9.0 mi
- Brockmann Point: 20.4 mi
- Welge Poing: 21.2 mi
- Indian Point: 22.7 mi
- Robbers Roost: 23.6 mi
- Katemcy Rocks Offroad Park: 6.7 mi
- Wolf Caves Offroad Park: 7.0 mi
- Wolf Caves Entrance to Offroad Area: 7.7 mi
- Mason Mountain Wildlife Management Area: 6.9 mi
- Eckert James River Bat Cave Preserve: 13.8 mi
- Mason County Museum: 0.2 mi
- Pontotoc Winery: 18.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mason County Jail. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hermans Point | S 184° | 684 m | 21.6 mi |
| Monument Mountain | SW 225° | 662 m | 17.7 mi |
| Lehmann Mountain | SSE 156° | 623 m | 22.0 mi |
| Mason Mountains | NNW 333° | 611 m | 7.3 mi |
| Steamboat Mountain | SSW 203° | 608 m | 20.4 mi |
| Double Knobs | WNW 297° | 606 m | 8.0 mi |
| County Line Hill | SE 143° | 601 m | 21.5 mi |
| Lime Peak | NE 50° | 600 m | 11.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:42 | 19:17 | 19:49 |
| June solstice | 06:35 | 20:08 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 19:03 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 17:04 | 17:40 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 47 | 51 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 80 | 83 | 83 | 77 | 67 | 57 | 49 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mason, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12452318369
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