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Original Old Rock Courthouse Cornerstone

Original Old Rock Courthouse Cornerstone from directly overhead

Original Old Rock Courthouse Cornerstone is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 449 m. Wild Horse Mountain stands 577 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Knox County, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. 23 named places lie within 25 miles, 7 of them named summits.

What the record says

Built
1967
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates33.58316, -99.79324

23 named places within 25 miles

Historic sites: 10
Peaks: 7
  • Cedar Mountain: 5.3 mi
  • Bald Mountain: 12.5 mi
  • Buzzard Peak: 14.4 mi
  • Hunter Mountain: 15.1 mi
  • Lowrance Mountain: 20.1 mi
Museums: 2
Rest areas: 1
Parks: 1
  • Picnic Area - Jamison: 6.7 mi
Springs: 1
  • Pouring Spring: 21.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Original Old Rock Courthouse Cornerstone. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wild Horse MountainNW577 m23.9 mi
Buzzard PeakWSW569 m14.4 mi
Kiowa PeakSW553 m21.9 mi
Lowrance MountainNW552 m20.1 mi
Hunter MountainNW551 m15.1 mi
Bald MountainWNW512 m12.5 mi
Cedar MountainW501 m5.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4419:1819:51
June solstice06:3020:1620:53
September equinox07:2819:0519:37
December solstice07:4016:5817:36

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424654637281858476655344
Precip in1.11.41.72.23.53.42.12.12.92.41.51.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Truscott 3 W, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12438052335

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