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Sheriff Bill Brunt Murder Site

Sheriff Bill Brunt Murder Site from directly overhead

Sheriff Bill Brunt Murder Site is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 172 m. Button Mountain stands 221 m to the east, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Bean's Cherokee Village, a historic site 3.3 miles away. Texas Forest Trail passes 13 miles off. 42 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
2016
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates31.85333, -95.19170

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 42
  • Casey Mountain: 6.6 mi
  • Mount Hope: 6.7 mi
  • Ghent Mountain: 7.3 mi
  • Reagan Mountain: 8.8 mi
  • Pryor Mountain: 9.1 mi
Parks: 25
  • Rusk Baseball Complex: 5.0 mi
  • Jim Hogg State Park: 5.2 mi
  • I.D. Fairchild State Forest: 5.5 mi
  • Nichols' Green Park: 7.1 mi
  • Lake Jacksonville Park: 7.5 mi
Ghost towns: 7
Museums: 4
Attractions: 2
Rest areas: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sheriff Bill Brunt Murder Site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Button MountainE 93°221 m19.8 mi
Bradford MountainSE 137°214 m9.4 mi
Flower MountainESE 106°211 m23.4 mi
Pryor MountainS 179°210 m9.1 mi
Gray MountainWNW 302°209 m14.6 mi
Ghent MountainW 264°207 m7.3 mi
Mount HopeSW 223°206 m6.7 mi
Snow MountainNNW 346°201 m19.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2519:0019:33
June solstice06:1619:5420:30
September equinox07:1018:4719:19
December solstice07:1816:4417:22

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F465057647279818277675649
Precip in4.44.34.54.04.64.53.43.33.74.74.04.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rusk, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12402928602

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