Site of First Free Public School
Site of First Free Public School is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 156 m. Bradford Mountain stands 214 m to the southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Jacksonville Independent School District, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Forest Trail passes 15 miles off. 146 named places lie within 25 miles, 36 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 1988
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 15.1 mi off the Texas Forest Trail
146 named places within 25 miles
- Jacksonville Independent School District: 0.0 mi
- John Wesley Love Home: 0.3 mi
- Jacksonville's Public Square: 0.4 mi
- Nan Travis Memorial Hospital: 0.4 mi
- Sweet Union Baptist Church: 0.4 mi
- Bolton Park: 0.4 mi
- Nellie Crim Park: 0.5 mi
- Buckner Park: 0.7 mi
- Lincoln Park: 0.8 mi
- Love Street Park: 1.0 mi
- Rocky Point: 3.5 mi
- Casey Mountain: 5.7 mi
- Luker Mountain: 6.3 mi
- Tater Hill: 7.7 mi
- Gray Mountain: 8.0 mi
- Bullard History Museum: 12.4 mi
- Norman Memorial Museum: 13.7 mi
- Kathleen C Fitzgerald Museum: 15.1 mi
- McDonald Museum: 15.2 mi
- Howard House Museum: 25.0 mi
- Etna: 12.4 mi
- Lone Star: 13.5 mi
- New Birmingham: 15.8 mi
- Jarvis: 17.9 mi
- Texas State Railroad - Rusk Depot: 12.2 mi
- Cherokee Trace Drive-Thru Safari: 13.7 mi
- Steven Bennett Park: 24.0 mi
- Davey Dogwood Park: 24.9 mi
- Fine Arts Complex: 24.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Site of First Free Public School. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bradford Mountain | SE 144° | 214 m | 18.3 mi |
| Pryor Mountain | SSE 165° | 210 m | 17.5 mi |
| Gray Mountain | W 269° | 209 m | 8.0 mi |
| Ghent Mountain | SSW 198° | 207 m | 8.9 mi |
| Mount Hope | S 180° | 206 m | 12.7 mi |
| Snow Mountain | N 359° | 201 m | 10.7 mi |
| Casey Mountain | SSW 197° | 200 m | 5.7 mi |
| Reagan Mountain | SSE 163° | 199 m | 17.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 19:01 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 06:16 | 19:55 | 20:31 |
| 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: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 46 | 50 | 57 | 64 | 72 | 79 | 83 | 82 | 77 | 66 | 56 | 49 |
| Precip in | 4.5 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jacksonville, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12402928623
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