Mills County Jail
Mills County Jail is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 483 m. Spur Mountain stands 549 m to the north-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Mills County, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Forts Trail passes 22 miles off. 121 named places lie within 25 miles, 45 of them named summits.
The story
Historic place in Goldthwaite, Mills County, Texas.
Wikidata Q107320093, matched on coordinates and name (11 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1965
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 22.0 mi off the Texas Forts Trail
121 named places within 25 miles
- Mills County: 0.0 mi
- Goldthwaite Eagle: 0.0 mi
- Mills County Courthouse: 0.0 mi
- Mills County State Bank: 0.1 mi
- First Methodist Church of Goldthwaite: 0.2 mi
- Cedar Knob: 3.1 mi
- San Saba Peak: 6.7 mi
- Lookout Mountain: 8.1 mi
- Tiger Mountain: 8.1 mi
- Linn Hill: 9.2 mi
- Goldthwaite Municipal Park: 0.3 mi
- Comanche & Indian Gap RR: 16.9 mi
- Risien Park: 19.2 mi
- San Saba River Nature Park: 19.2 mi
- San Saba City Park: 19.7 mi
- Blue Bluff: 7.5 mi
- Red Bluff: 17.0 mi
- Raven Cliff: 20.4 mi
- Raven Bluff: 20.6 mi
- Indian Point: 24.7 mi
- Mills County Historical Museum: 0.1 mi
- San Saba County Historical Museum: 19.6 mi
- Williams Ranch: 5.3 mi
- McGirk: 14.8 mi
- Texas Botanical Gardens: 0.2 mi
- San Saba Picnic Area: 5.6 mi
- Timberlake Biological Field Station: 12.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mills County Jail. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spur Mountain | NNW 339° | 549 m | 19.0 mi |
| Long Pompey Mountain | NNW 342° | 537 m | 13.2 mi |
| Little Pompey Mountain | NNW 340° | 530 m | 12.6 mi |
| Turkey Peak Mountain | NNW 337° | 522 m | 21.7 mi |
| Huckabee Hill | NE 37° | 520 m | 10.1 mi |
| Tiger Mountain | NNW 346° | 517 m | 8.1 mi |
| San Saba Peak | SSE 166° | 510 m | 6.7 mi |
| Taterhill Mountain | N 2° | 510 m | 18.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:14 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 06:31 | 20:07 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 19:00 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:59 | 17:36 |
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 | 82 | 82 | 76 | 66 | 55 | 47 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 2.1 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Goldthwaite 1 WSW, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12452321757
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