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Site of First Zavala County Courthouse

Site of First Zavala County Courthouse from directly overhead

Site of First Zavala County Courthouse is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 217 m. Black Mountain stands 388 m to the north-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Lone Tree Hill, a peak 6.9 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 20 miles off. 72 named places lie within 25 miles, 18 of them named summits.

What the record says

Built
1984
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates28.96104, -99.61755

72 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 18
  • Lone Tree Hill: 6.9 mi
  • Batesville Hill: 7.7 mi
  • Loma Vista Hill: 12.9 mi
  • Johnnie Little Hill: 13.5 mi
  • English Hills: 17.2 mi
Parks: 8
  • American Legion Park: 19.5 mi
  • DeLeon Park: 19.8 mi
  • Uvalde Memorial Park: 19.8 mi
  • Memorial Park: 20.0 mi
  • El Jardin de los Heroes: 20.0 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Memorial Park: 19.8 mi
Museums: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Site of First Zavala County Courthouse. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black MountainNNW 346°388 m24.6 mi
Blue MountainN 353°386 m23.9 mi
Big MountainNNW 339°347 m22.2 mi
Inge MountainNNW 330°309 m17.7 mi
Tom Nunn HillNW 307°307 m23.2 mi
Weymiller ButteNW 304°305 m23.7 mi
Rocky HillNW 322°298 m19.3 mi
Pilot KnobNNE 32°294 m21.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4319:1919:50
June solstice06:4120:0620:41
September equinox07:2819:0519:36
December solstice07:2917:1017:46

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–Apr.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F556067748086868782746456
Precip in1.00.81.71.32.22.12.11.92.42.01.00.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Crystal City, 23 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/6266241420

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