Sheriff Bill Brunt Murder Site
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
How to reach it
- 12.7 mi off the Texas Forest Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Little Bean's Cherokee Village: 3.3 mi
- Annie Ella (McCallum) Ault: 3.3 mi
- Texas State Railroad: 3.6 mi
- Rusk: 3.7 mi
- Site of Confederate Gun Factory: 4.4 mi
- 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
- 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
- New Birmingham: 6.9 mi
- Lone Star: 11.4 mi
- Jarvis: 16.3 mi
- Weeping Mary: 17.8 mi
- Morrill: 19.4 mi
- Norman Memorial Museum: 4.8 mi
- McDonald Museum: 18.3 mi
- Bullard History Museum: 21.2 mi
- Kathleen C Fitzgerald Museum: 22.9 mi
- Texas State Railroad - Rusk Depot: 3.6 mi
- Cherokee Trace Drive-Thru Safari: 9.8 mi
- Picnic Area: 10.1 mi
- Cherokee County Northbound Rest Area: 13.2 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Button Mountain | E 93° | 221 m | 19.8 mi |
| Bradford Mountain | SE 137° | 214 m | 9.4 mi |
| Flower Mountain | ESE 106° | 211 m | 23.4 mi |
| Pryor Mountain | S 179° | 210 m | 9.1 mi |
| Gray Mountain | WNW 302° | 209 m | 14.6 mi |
| Ghent Mountain | W 264° | 207 m | 7.3 mi |
| Mount Hope | SW 223° | 206 m | 6.7 mi |
| Snow Mountain | NNW 346° | 201 m | 19.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 19:00 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 06:16 | 19:54 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:47 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 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, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12402928602
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