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. The nearest named place is Old City Spring, a spring less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 11 miles off. 11 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, matched on coordinates and name (1 m apart).
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
- 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
- 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
- Cleburne Town Square: 0.2 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
- Berry Knob: 13.5 mi
- Turkey Peak: 13.5 mi
- Barnard Knob: 14.3 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 |
| Bee Mountain | SSW 205° | 232 m | 15.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| 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.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12438052672
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