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Original Culberson County Jail

Original Culberson County Jail from directly overhead

Original Culberson County Jail is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 1,234 m. Eagle Peak stands 2,274 m to the west-southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Van Horn City Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Mountain Trail runs past it. 50 named places lie within 25 miles, 29 of them named summits.

About

The story

historic place in Van Horn, Culberson County, Texas

Wikidata Q110023935, matched on coordinates and name (882 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Built
1979
Material
aluminium
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates31.04311, -104.82877
Around it

50 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 29
  • Threemile Peak: 2.4 mi
  • Carrizo Mountains: 5.5 mi
  • Beach Mountains: 6.7 mi
  • Hackett Peak: 7.0 mi
  • Tumbledown Mountain: 7.5 mi
Historic sites: 8
Rest areas: 5
Parks: 3
  • Van Horn City Park: 0.0 mi
  • Rivas Park: 0.9 mi
  • South Lobo Campground: 17.0 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Attractions: 1
  • Van Horn V: 2.2 mi
Museums: 1
Springs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Eagle PeakWSW 241°2,274 m17.4 mi
Panther PeakWSW 253°1,929 m17.1 mi
Victorio PeakN 353°1,912 m19.7 mi
Sheep PeakNW 325°1,839 m15.7 mi
Collier MesaNNW 339°1,784 m18.5 mi
Tumbledown MountainNNW 335°1,780 m7.5 mi
Beach MountainsNNW 345°1,761 m6.7 mi
Goat MountainNW 307°1,746 m19.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox08:0419:3920:11
June solstice06:5720:3121:07
September equinox07:4819:2519:57
December solstice07:5417:2518:02

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Aug–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F454956637280818073645345
Precip in0.50.40.30.20.51.12.01.91.50.90.40.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — VAN Horn, under a mile away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/6346034684

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