Site of the Old City Spring
Site of the Old City Spring is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 228 m. Comanche Peak stands 373 m to the west, 24 miles off. Texas Lakes Trail passes 11 miles off. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Texas Historical Commission plaque located in Cleburne, Johnson County, Texas, United States
Dates from 1966.
Wikidata Q123900182, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1966
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 11.2 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Site of the Old City Spring: 0.0 mi
- City Wagon Yards: 0.1 mi
- Guinn Gardens on Buffalo Creek: 0.1 mi
- Dotey-Kirkham House (Little Old House): 0.1 mi
- General Patrick R. Cleburne: 0.2 mi
- John S. Butner Park: 0.3 mi
- P.D. Lacewell Park: 0.5 mi
- Hulen Park: 0.6 mi
- John P. Bradshaw Park: 0.8 mi
- J. E. Standley Park: 0.8 mi
- General Cleburne: 0.1 mi
- Shannon's Wings: 0.2 mi
- Wild Frontier, Trail Dust, And Rails: 0.2 mi
- How Do You Stack Up?: 0.3 mi
- 1933 Central Texas Bus Line Depot: 0.3 mi
- Cleburne Railroad Museum: 0.2 mi
- Lowell Smith Sr. History Center: 0.2 mi
- Johnson County Courthouse Museum: 0.2 mi
- Layland Museum: 0.2 mi
- Gone With the Wind Museum: 0.6 mi
- Brushy Knob: 7.8 mi
- Caddo Peak: 9.3 mi
- Brushy Knob: 12.0 mi
- Berry Knob: 13.5 mi
- Turkey Peak: 13.5 mi
- Broke Rock: 13.3 mi
- Bluff Mills: 13.6 mi
- Hendrick Arnold Bluff: 17.2 mi
- Robinson Bluff: 17.5 mi
- Red Bluff: 21.5 mi
- Guinn Garden at Buffalo Creek: 0.1 mi
- Iris Garden: 1.6 mi
- Fire Station 16 Memorial Garden: 13.0 mi
- elizabeth crockett butterfly Garden: 17.0 mi
- Somervell County Master Gardeners Demo Garden: 22.6 mi
- Vivian J. Malone Preserve: 7.0 mi
- Acton Nature Center: 17.0 mi
- Glen Rose Bird Sanctuary: 22.8 mi
- Sheri Capehart Nature Preserve: 23.9 mi
- Old City Spring: 0.0 mi
- Big Ham Hole Spring: 10.2 mi
- Little Ham Hole Spring: 10.3 mi
- ATSF 999457: 0.5 mi
- The Spirit of Cleburne: 0.5 mi
- Main Event Entertainment: 23.0 mi
- Canoe Docks: 15.4 mi
- Brazos Point: 17.4 mi
- Acton Tabernacle: 18.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Site of the Old City Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comanche Peak | W 275° | 373 m | 24.2 mi |
| Brushy Knob | NNW 344° | 303 m | 7.8 mi |
| Caddo Peak | N 353° | 303 m | 9.3 mi |
| Barnard Knob | W 268° | 292 m | 14.3 mi |
| Berry Knob | WSW 256° | 285 m | 13.5 mi |
| Brushy Mound | N 9° | 275 m | 14.4 mi |
| Turkey Peak | N 9° | 266 m | 13.5 mi |
| Brushy Knob | SSE 163° | 232 m | 12.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
The recorded facing catches the sunset.
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:09 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:24 | 20:04 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:55 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:52 | 17:29 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 45 | 49 | 56 | 64 | 72 | 80 | 84 | 84 | 77 | 66 | 55 | 47 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 4.4 | 2.9 | 2.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cleburne, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/11357247609
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