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Spring Creek County

Spring Creek County from directly overhead

Spring Creek County is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 61 m. Hockley Mound stands 74 m to the west-southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Spring Creek Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Texas Forest Trail passes 18 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
2014
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates30.10251, -95.65249

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Spring Creek Park: 0.5 mi
  • Jurgens Park: 2.0 mi
  • Matheson Park: 2.1 mi
  • Tomball Railroad Depot Plaza: 2.3 mi
  • Theis Attaway Nature Center: 2.4 mi
Artworks
  • Unbridled: 3.0 mi
  • Deer Frolic: 3.2 mi
  • SR 21: 7.0 mi
  • Texas Whitetail Deer: 7.3 mi
  • Boy Pushing Girl in Swing: 7.5 mi
Attractions: 29
  • Site of Civil War era gunpowder mill explosion: 0.5 mi
  • site of civil war era gunpowder mill explosion: 0.6 mi
  • Log House 18557: 2.0 mi
  • Model Railroads Exhibition: 2.4 mi
  • 1907 Tomball's Caboose: 2.4 mi
Museums: 21
Gardens: 13
Nature reserves: 5
Peaks: 3
  • Hockley Mound: 16.2 mi
  • Wolf Hill: 17.5 mi
  • Crater Hill: 21.5 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Shelter A: 20.9 mi
  • Outdoor Seating Area: 24.1 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Spring Creek County. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hockley MoundWSW 240°74 m16.2 mi
Wolf HillSW 216°52 m17.5 mi
Crater HillNE 55°48 m21.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2719:0319:34
June solstice06:2319:5320:28
September equinox07:1218:4919:21
December solstice07:1516:5117:28

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F535763697783858580716155
Precip in3.52.73.43.84.95.43.74.95.25.64.03.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Houston Hooks MEM AP, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12403652962

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