Somervell County Courthouse
Somervell County Courthouse is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 189 m. Bunker Hill stands 427 m to the west, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Somervell County Veterans Memorial, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Lakes Trail runs past it. 188 named places lie within 25 miles, 15 of them named summits.
The story
Historic courthouse in Glen Rose, Somervell County, Texas.
Dates from 1894.
Wikidata Q85802014, matched on coordinates and name (2 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1963
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- On the Texas Lakes Trail
188 named places within 25 miles
- Somervell County Veterans Memorial: 0.0 mi
- Somervell County: 0.0 mi
- Ice House: 0.0 mi
- Dinosaur Tracks: 0.0 mi
- First National Bank: 0.0 mi
- Crump Park: 0.0 mi
- Chauncey Park: 0.1 mi
- Paluxy Heritage Park: 0.2 mi
- Big Rocks Park: 0.6 mi
- Beck Baseball/Softball Complex: 0.8 mi
- Barnards of the Brazos: 0.0 mi
- Historic Glen Rose: 0.0 mi
- Paluxy Trading Co.: 0.1 mi
- Greetings from Glen Rose: 0.1 mi
- Historic Barnards Mill: 0.2 mi
- Berry Knob: 9.5 mi
- Barnard Knob: 10.1 mi
- Comanche Peak: 10.3 mi
- Chalk Mountain: 10.7 mi
- Flat Top Mountain: 13.8 mi
- Somervell County Historical Society Museum: 0.0 mi
- Barnard's Mill and Art Museum: 0.2 mi
- Creation Evidence Museum: 2.9 mi
- Walnut Springs City Museum: 12.3 mi
- County Jail Museum: 14.5 mi
- Comanche Peak: 10.3 mi
- Hendrick Arnold Bluff: 12.2 mi
- Bluff Mills: 15.9 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 17.2 mi
- Robinson Bluff: 18.1 mi
- Somervell County Master Gardeners Demo Garden: 0.2 mi
- Lake Granbury Master Gardener Demonstration Garden: 14.6 mi
- elizabeth crockett butterfly Garden: 14.8 mi
- Iris Garden: 21.1 mi
- Guinn Garden at Buffalo Creek: 22.7 mi
- Apatosaurus: 3.6 mi
- Tyrannosaurus rex: 3.6 mi
- The Spirit of Cleburne: 22.7 mi
- ATSF 999457: 23.2 mi
- Billy the Kid Statue: 23.7 mi
- Brazos Point: 8.6 mi
- Chalk Mountain: 10.6 mi
- Three Way: 16.9 mi
- Duffau: 18.8 mi
- Glen Rose Bird Sanctuary: 0.1 mi
- Acton Nature Center: 14.8 mi
- Vivian J. Malone Preserve: 21.0 mi
- Big Ham Hole Spring: 16.1 mi
- Little Ham Hole Spring: 16.5 mi
- Old City Spring: 22.7 mi
- Canoe Docks: 12.2 mi
- Acton Tabernacle: 15.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Somervell County Courthouse. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bunker Hill | W 263° | 427 m | 21.2 mi |
| Lone Mountain | WSW 251° | 413 m | 14.2 mi |
| Chalk Mountain | WSW 248° | 390 m | 10.7 mi |
| Comanche Peak | NNW 345° | 373 m | 10.3 mi |
| Cedar Mountain | SSW 199° | 362 m | 14.1 mi |
| Flat Top Mountain | SSW 197° | 359 m | 13.8 mi |
| Johnson Peak | SSW 199° | 358 m | 20.8 mi |
| Brushy Knob | NE 52° | 303 m | 24.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:11 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:26 | 20:05 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:57 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:54 | 17:31 |
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 | 44 | 49 | 56 | 64 | 73 | 80 | 85 | 84 | 76 | 65 | 55 | 46 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 2.2 | 2.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rainbow, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12453473998
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