Site of First Zavala County Courthouse
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. 66 named places lie within 25 miles, 17 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 1984
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 19.8 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
66 named places within 25 miles
- Kincaid Ranch and Hotel: 12.5 mi
- Site of Early Settlement Known as The Ditch: 13.7 mi
- The Bosque-Larios Expedition: 15.6 mi
- Camp Nueces, C.S.A.: 15.6 mi
- Site of Fort Inge: 17.5 mi
- 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
- 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
- Cooks Slough Nature Park: 18.6 mi
- Frio Town: 19.4 mi
- Memorial Park: 19.8 mi
- Briscoe-Garner Museum: 20.3 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Mountain | NNW 346° | 388 m | 24.6 mi |
| Blue Mountain | N 353° | 386 m | 23.9 mi |
| Big Mountain | NNW 339° | 347 m | 22.2 mi |
| Inge Mountain | NNW 330° | 309 m | 17.7 mi |
| Tom Nunn Hill | NW 307° | 307 m | 23.2 mi |
| Weymiller Butte | NW 304° | 305 m | 23.7 mi |
| Rocky Hill | NW 322° | 298 m | 19.3 mi |
| Irishman Hill | NE 40° | 291 m | 19.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:43 | 19:19 | 19:50 |
| June solstice | 06:41 | 20:06 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:28 | 19:05 | 19:36 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 17:10 | 17:46 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–Apr.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 55 | 60 | 67 | 74 | 80 | 86 | 86 | 87 | 82 | 74 | 64 | 56 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Crystal City, 23 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/6266241420
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