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Old Kent County Jail

Old Kent County Jail from directly overhead

Old Kent County Jail is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 647 m. McKenzie Mountains stands 864 m to the southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Clairemont, a ghost town 0.1 miles away. 30 named places lie within 25 miles, 16 of them named summits.

The story

historic place in Clairemont, Kent County, Texas

Dates from 1894.

Wikidata Q90373480, matched on coordinates and name (0 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1965
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates33.16762, -100.75290

30 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 16
  • Butte Knob: 2.1 mi
  • Gant Hills: 10.2 mi
  • Cooper Mountain: 12.0 mi
  • Tater Hills: 14.2 mi
  • Sugar Loaf: 16.5 mi
Historic sites: 9
Parks: 2
  • Jayton Park: 9.5 mi
  • Swenson Park: 22.6 mi
Artworks: 2
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Old Kent County Jail. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
McKenzie MountainsSW 224°864 m18.3 mi
Flat Top MountainSW 232°850 m22.8 mi
Cooper MountainSSW 206°822 m12.0 mi
Double MountainsESE 113°743 m18.8 mi
Lloyd MountainS 187°732 m24.8 mi
Church PeakS 182°714 m17.1 mi
Cedar HillWSW 248°714 m22.2 mi
Overlook HillS 180°703 m19.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4819:2219:55
June solstice06:3520:1920:56
September equinox07:3219:0919:41
December solstice07:4317:0317:41

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424654637280848375645243
Precip in0.91.11.41.83.13.32.52.12.62.11.41.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jayton, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12438060480

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