Nolan County
Nolan County is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 664 m. Bench Mountain stands 794 m to the southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is W.A.S.P. (Women's Airforce Service Pilots) Training Base: Avenger Field, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. 78 named places lie within 25 miles, 15 of them named summits.
The story
Courthouse at 100 E 3rd St. Sweetwater, Texas.
Wikidata Q107321000, matched on coordinates and name (76 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1975
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
78 named places within 25 miles
- W.A.S.P. (Women's Airforce Service Pilots) Training Base: Avenger Field: 0.0 mi
- Ragland Building: 0.1 mi
- S.D. Myres: 0.1 mi
- Texas & Pacific Railway: 0.1 mi
- First Baptist Church of Sweetwater: 0.1 mi
- Beacon Hill: 7.1 mi
- Cottonwood Mountain: 7.3 mi
- Ninemile Hill: 8.1 mi
- Wildcat Mountain: 8.4 mi
- Round Mountain: 10.3 mi
- Fraley Park: 0.8 mi
- Jones Park: 0.9 mi
- Rolling Plains Girls Softball Park: 0.9 mi
- Booker T. Washington Park: 0.9 mi
- Newman Park: 1.0 mi
- Blue Gainey Point: 9.1 mi
- Merry Point: 11.4 mi
- Birdsnest Bluff: 14.1 mi
- Indian Hand Bluff: 14.9 mi
- Eagle Point: 19.5 mi
- Pioneer Museum: 0.4 mi
- National Wasp WWII Museum: 3.4 mi
- Area Historical Museum: 22.8 mi
- Bitter Creek: 11.1 mi
- North Roby: 23.3 mi
- Royston: 24.4 mi
- Nolan County Eastbound Rest Area: 11.6 mi
- Nolan County Westbound Rest Area: 11.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Nolan County. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bench Mountain | SW 218° | 794 m | 15.0 mi |
| Wildcat Mountain | SSE 158° | 775 m | 8.4 mi |
| Bald Mountain | ESE 123° | 757 m | 22.7 mi |
| Lone Wolf Mountain | W 270° | 752 m | 19.8 mi |
| Cottonwood Mountain | SE 141° | 740 m | 7.3 mi |
| Ninemile Hill | SSE 158° | 730 m | 8.1 mi |
| Black Point | ESE 119° | 725 m | 15.6 mi |
| Beacon Hill | E 99° | 710 m | 7.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:46 | 19:21 | 19:54 |
| June solstice | 06:36 | 20:17 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 07:31 | 19:07 | 19:40 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 17:03 | 17:41 |
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 | 43 | 47 | 55 | 64 | 72 | 80 | 83 | 82 | 75 | 65 | 53 | 45 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Roscoe, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12453452148
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