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Site of the First Court House Built in Leon County

Site of the First Court House Built in Leon County from directly overhead

Site of the First Court House Built in Leon County is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 104 m. Payne Hill stands 137 m to the west-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Leon County, a historic site 1.4 miles away. Texas Brazos Trail passes 12 miles off. 62 named places lie within 25 miles, 3 of them named summits.

What the record says

Built
1936
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates31.15523, -95.96841

62 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 4
  • Fort Boggy State Park: 2.3 mi
  • Normangee Park: 12.5 mi
  • Lake Madison Park: 13.8 mi
  • Normangee City Park: 16.1 mi
Peaks: 3
  • Hayden Mountain: 2.8 mi
  • Payne Hill: 18.9 mi
  • Dutch Hill: 24.3 mi
Cliffs: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Museums: 1
  • Bray's Motor Museum & Playground: 12.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
Nature reserves: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Site of the First Court House Built in Leon County. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Payne HillWNW 283°137 m18.9 mi
Hayden MountainNW 317°123 m2.8 mi
Dutch HillNE 54°74 m24.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2919:0419:36
June solstice06:2119:5620:32
September equinox07:1318:5019:22
December solstice07:1916:5017:26

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F475158657380838377675749
Precip in3.53.23.93.14.64.02.52.73.24.23.63.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Centerville, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12438067916

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