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State Hotel - First State Bank

State Hotel - First State Bank from directly overhead

State Hotel - First State Bank is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 697 m. Hayrick Mountain stands 797 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Sterling County Jail, a historic site 0.1 miles away. 38 named places lie within 25 miles, 13 of them named summits.

The story

bank building at 702 4th St. Sterling City, Texas

Wikidata Q107323158, matched on coordinates and name (11 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1982
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates31.83659, -100.98887

38 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 13
  • Round Top: 1.5 mi
  • McWhorter Mountain: 14.5 mi
  • Goat Mountain: 15.8 mi
  • Snake Mountain: 17.1 mi
  • Green Mountain: 19.2 mi
Parks: 3
  • Sterling City Park: 0.8 mi
  • Harper Park: 19.0 mi
  • Paint Creek Park: 24.7 mi
Cliffs: 2
Rest areas: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
  • Ranger Spring: 19.3 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of State Hotel - First State Bank. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hayrick MountainNW 323°797 m24.1 mi
Goat MountainNE 51°796 m15.8 mi
Green MountainENE 79°778 m19.2 mi
Round TopSSW 194°772 m1.5 mi
Rattlesnake MountainNW 321°771 m23.9 mi
McWhorter MountainNNE 22°766 m14.5 mi
Shaggy PeakENE 67°747 m19.5 mi
McLaughlin MountainSE 130°731 m20.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4919:2419:56
June solstice06:4020:1820:53
September equinox07:3319:1019:42
December solstice07:4117:0817:45

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444855647380828274645345
Precip in0.91.01.31.32.82.11.72.42.42.51.20.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sterling City, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12453542042

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