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Old San Jacinto County Jail

Old San Jacinto County Jail from directly overhead

Old San Jacinto County Jail is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 99 m. Shepard Hill stands 95 m to the west-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is San Jacinto Old Jail Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Forest Trail passes 0.4 miles off. 107 named places lie within 25 miles, 7 of them named summits.

The story

Building in Coldspring, San Jacinto County, Texas.

Wikidata Q110001301, matched on coordinates and name (187 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1982
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates30.59613, -95.12840

107 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 30
  • Coldspring Memorial Park: 0.8 mi
  • Coldspring Dixie Baseball Field: 1.1 mi
  • Town Hall Park: 1.2 mi
  • Cochran Lane Park: 1.2 mi
  • Double Lake SP: 2.4 mi
Peaks: 7
  • Indian Hill: 10.6 mi
  • Darby Hill: 11.9 mi
  • Liberty Hill: 12.5 mi
  • Camp Hill: 19.4 mi
  • Rocky Hill: 20.1 mi
Museums: 5
Nature reserves: 1
Cliffs: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shepard HillWSW95 m24.3 mi
Gospel HillNW92 m21.0 mi
Liberty HillNNW82 m12.5 mi
Rocky HillNNW77 m20.1 mi
Camp HillNNW61 m19.4 mi
Darby HillNNW54 m11.9 mi
Indian HillNNE45 m10.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2519:0119:32
June solstice06:1919:5220:27
September equinox07:1018:4719:19
December solstice07:1416:4817:24

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515562687682858579706053
Precip in4.53.73.74.34.55.13.23.44.44.64.55.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Livingston 2 NNE, 16 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12454088601

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