Picketville
Picketville is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 360 m. Gunsight Mountain stands 503 m to the south, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Donkey Mountain, a peak 0.5 miles away. Texas Forts Trail passes 21 miles off. 41 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
cemetery in Stephens County, Texas, United States
Wikidata Q117580000, matched on coordinates and name (423 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1975
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 20.5 mi off the Texas Forts Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Bone Bend · 26 mi
- Golden-cheeked Warbler · 26 mi
- Longhorn Lookout · 26 mi
- Parker Lookout · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Breckenridge Stephens Walker: 1.4 mi
- Stephens County Courthouse: 1.4 mi
- Old First National Bank Building: 1.4 mi
- Stephens County Courthouse: 1.4 mi
- Walter Prescott Webb's Formative Years: 1.4 mi
- Donkey Mountain: 0.5 mi
- Spy Mountain: 3.9 mi
- Gore Mountain: 4.3 mi
- Coal Mountain: 4.3 mi
- Hog Mountain: 7.1 mi
- Miller Park: 1.5 mi
- Woodson Community Center: 18.3 mi
- Fort Griffin State Historic Site: 21.4 mi
- Possum Kingdom State Park: 21.5 mi
- Parade Ground: 21.8 mi
- Breckenridge Aviation Museum: 1.4 mi
- Swenson Memorial Museum: 1.4 mi
- Museum of Aircraft Perservation: 3.7 mi
- The Old Jail Art Center: 23.1 mi
- Flying “A” Car Museum: 23.2 mi
- Eliasville: 15.0 mi
- La Casa: 17.3 mi
- Fort Griffin: 21.8 mi
- Sandy Beach: 23.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Picketville. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gunsight Mountain | S 173° | 503 m | 18.4 mi |
| Cedar Mountain | SSW 193° | 494 m | 20.7 mi |
| Steal Easy Mountain | SE 143° | 482 m | 13.1 mi |
| Double mountain | S 185° | 476 m | 13.4 mi |
| Flat Top Mountain | S 179° | 475 m | 20.8 mi |
| Brown Pen Mountain | S 170° | 465 m | 13.2 mi |
| Greer Mountains | WSW 241° | 456 m | 22.5 mi |
| Round Hill | W 277° | 455 m | 22.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:15 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 06:29 | 20:11 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:25 | 19:01 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:57 | 17:34 |
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 | 63 | 72 | 80 | 84 | 83 | 76 | 65 | 53 | 45 |
| Precip in | 1.6 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Breckenridge, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12453541851
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