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Site of the Jones School House

Site of the Jones School House from directly overhead

Site of the Jones School House is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 143 m. Pryor Mountain stands 210 m to the north-northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is John Edens Cemetery, a historic site 2.5 miles away. Texas Forest Trail passes 6.9 miles off. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Built
1973
Material
aluminium
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates31.42399, -95.38355
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Peaks: 18
  • Gary Hill: 9.5 mi
  • Houston Mound: 10.6 mi
  • Liberty Hill: 10.8 mi
  • Dutch Hill: 15.5 mi
  • Kent Hill: 15.9 mi
Ghost towns: 8
Parks: 7
  • Davy Crockett Memorial Park: 8.9 mi
  • Houston Mound Historical Marker: 10.7 mi
  • Mission Tejas State Park: 12.0 mi
  • Strong Memorial Park: 15.0 mi
  • Thomas Jefferson Payne Home: 18.6 mi
Cliffs: 3
Museums: 1
Rest areas: 1
Nature reserves: 1
  • Lakeview Assembly: 24.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Site of the Jones School House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pryor MountainNNE 29°210 m23.5 mi
Camp HillNNW 334°199 m20.7 mi
Jones MountainNNE 32°199 m22.1 mi
Gibson MountainNE 35°199 m23.2 mi
Reagan MountainNNE 30°199 m24.0 mi
Round MountainNNE 31°191 m22.3 mi
Smith MountainNE 34°184 m21.6 mi
Sunshine MountainNE 38°183 m22.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2619:0119:33
June solstice06:1819:5420:30
September equinox07:1118:4819:20
December solstice07:1716:4617:23

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485258657380838378685750
Precip in4.13.83.43.74.85.12.53.43.64.43.84.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Crockett, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12414136318

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