Rusk Footbridge
Rusk Footbridge is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 151 m. Button Mountain stands 221 m to the east, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is The James I. Perkins Family Home, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Forest Trail passes 11 miles off. 41 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
city in and county seat of Cherokee County, Texas, United States
Dates from 1846.
Wikidata Q970506, matched on coordinates and name (429 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1969
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 11.3 mi off the Texas Forest Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- The James I. Perkins Family Home: 0.0 mi
- Bachelor Girl's Library Club: 0.1 mi
- Old Bonner Bank Building: 0.1 mi
- First United Methodist Church of Rusk: 0.1 mi
- Cherokee County Courthouse: 0.1 mi
- Bradford Mountain: 4.8 mi
- Reagan Mountain: 5.2 mi
- Pryor Mountain: 5.7 mi
- Gibson Mountain: 6.6 mi
- Round Mountain: 7.0 mi
- Rusk Baseball Complex: 0.9 mi
- Jim Hogg State Park: 1.5 mi
- I.D. Fairchild State Forest: 7.1 mi
- I.D. Fairchild State Forest: 10.8 mi
- Nichols' Green Park: 11.9 mi
- New Birmingham: 2.2 mi
- Lone Star: 12.7 mi
- Weeping Mary: 13.7 mi
- Morrill: 14.7 mi
- Jarvis: 17.7 mi
- Norman Memorial Museum: 0.1 mi
- McDonald Museum: 21.6 mi
- Texas State Railroad - Rusk Depot: 2.6 mi
- Cherokee Trace Drive-Thru Safari: 10.4 mi
- Picnic Area: 5.3 mi
- Cherokee County Northbound Rest Area: 17.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rusk Footbridge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Button Mountain | E 81° | 221 m | 17.4 mi |
| Bradford Mountain | SE 128° | 214 m | 4.8 mi |
| Flower Mountain | E 97° | 211 m | 20.0 mi |
| Pryor Mountain | SSW 205° | 210 m | 5.7 mi |
| Gray Mountain | NW 308° | 209 m | 19.1 mi |
| Ghent Mountain | WNW 289° | 207 m | 10.3 mi |
| Mount Hope | W 263° | 206 m | 7.2 mi |
| Snow Mountain | NNW 342° | 201 m | 23.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 19:00 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 06:16 | 19:54 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:47 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 16:44 | 17:22 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 46 | 50 | 57 | 64 | 72 | 79 | 81 | 82 | 77 | 67 | 56 | 49 |
| Precip in | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rusk, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12402870475
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