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.
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
Named places within 25 miles
- Emory Rains: 0.1 mi
- Near Offices of "Rains County Leader": 0.2 mi
- Rains County: 0.2 mi
- Rains County Courthouse: 0.3 mi
- Emory United Methodist Church: 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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