Site of Rusk Public School No. 2 for African Americans
Site of Rusk Public School No. 2 for African Americans is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 152 m. Button Mountain stands 221 m to the east, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Site of Confederate Gun Factory, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Forest Trail passes 12 miles off. 133 named places lie within 25 miles, 40 of them named summits.
The story
City in and county seat of Cherokee County, Texas, United States.
Dates from 1846.
Wikidata Q970506, matched on coordinates and name (805 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1993
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 11.9 mi off the Texas Forest Trail
133 named places within 25 miles
- Site of Confederate Gun Factory: 0.1 mi
- Site of Sam Houston Speeches: 0.3 mi
- Confederate Training Camp: 0.4 mi
- Site of the Union Hotel/Bracken House/Acme Hotel: 0.4 mi
- The Rusk Cherokeean: 0.4 mi
- Reagan Mountain: 5.0 mi
- Bradford Mountain: 5.3 mi
- Pryor Mountain: 5.5 mi
- Gibson Mountain: 6.6 mi
- Mount Hope: 6.6 mi
- Rusk Baseball Complex: 1.4 mi
- Jim Hogg State Park: 2.0 mi
- I.D. Fairchild State Forest: 6.5 mi
- Nichols' Green Park: 11.5 mi
- Lake Jacksonville Park: 11.7 mi
- New Birmingham: 2.7 mi
- Lone Star: 13.0 mi
- Weeping Mary: 13.7 mi
- Morrill: 15.0 mi
- Jarvis: 17.1 mi
- Norman Memorial Museum: 0.5 mi
- McDonald Museum: 21.0 mi
- Texas State Railroad - Rusk Depot: 2.0 mi
- Cherokee Trace Drive-Thru Safari: 10.7 mi
- Cherokee County Northbound Rest Area: 17.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Site of Rusk Public School No. 2 for African Americans. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Button Mountain | E 81° | 221 m | 18.0 mi |
| Bradford Mountain | SE 124° | 214 m | 5.3 mi |
| Flower Mountain | E 97° | 211 m | 20.6 mi |
| Pryor Mountain | SSW 199° | 210 m | 5.5 mi |
| Gray Mountain | NW 309° | 209 m | 18.6 mi |
| Ghent Mountain | WNW 289° | 207 m | 9.8 mi |
| Mount Hope | W 262° | 206 m | 6.6 mi |
| Snow Mountain | NNW 344° | 201 m | 23.4 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 | 07:17 | 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, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12402928616
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