Rains County
Rains County is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 139 m. Red Hill stands 171 m to the south-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Ruby McKeown City Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 6.6 miles off. 110 named places lie within 25 miles.
The story
Historic place in Emory, Rains County, Texas.
Wikidata Q110025033, matched on coordinates and name (398 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1936
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 6.6 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
110 named places within 25 miles
- Emory Rains: 0.1 mi
- Near Offices of "Rains County Leader": 0.2 mi
- Rains County Courthouse: 0.3 mi
- Emory United Methodist Church: 0.3 mi
- Ambrose Fitzgerald: 0.3 mi
- Ruby McKeown City Park: 0.0 mi
- Sandy Creek Park: 0.1 mi
- Jenkins Park: 4.4 mi
- Paintball Bleachers: 7.9 mi
- Alba City Park: 9.5 mi
- Edgewood Heritage Park Museum: 14.0 mi
- Wood County History Museum: 19.2 mi
- Stinson Home - Honeymoon Cottage Museum: 19.2 mi
- Southwest Dairy Museum: 20.2 mi
- Dairy Museum: 20.2 mi
- Martin Bluff: 8.5 mi
- Sartin Bluff: 12.0 mi
- Pawnee Inlet Unit: 15.7 mi
- Caddo Creek Unit: 20.8 mi
- Hopkins County Eastbound Rest Area: 17.7 mi
- Hopkins County Westbound Rest Area: 18.0 mi
- Screech Owl Reach: 15.1 mi
- Quitman Arboretum & Botanical Gardens: 19.1 mi
- Red Hill: 22.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rains County. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hill | SSW 192° | 171 m | 22.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:02 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 06:16 | 19:59 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:49 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 16:44 | 17:21 |
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 | 44 | 47 | 55 | 62 | 71 | 78 | 82 | 81 | 75 | 65 | 54 | 46 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 4.8 | 3.4 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Emory, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12453476633
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