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Sterling County Jail

Sterling County Jail from directly overhead

Sterling County Jail 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, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. 38 named places lie within 25 miles, 13 of them named summits.

The story

historic place in Sterling City, Sterling County, Texas

Wikidata Q107323156, matched on coordinates and name (75 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1980
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates31.83587, -100.98824

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: 0.7 mi
  • Harper Park: 19.0 mi
  • Paint Creek Park: 24.7 mi
Cliffs: 2
Rest areas: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
  • Ranger Spring: 19.2 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hayrick MountainNW 323°797 m24.2 mi
Goat MountainNE 50°796 m15.8 mi
Green MountainENE 78°778 m19.2 mi
Round TopSSW 196°772 m1.5 mi
Rattlesnake MountainNW 321°771 m24.0 mi
McWhorter MountainNNE 22°766 m14.5 mi
Shaggy PeakENE 66°747 m19.4 mi
McLaughlin MountainSE 130°731 m20.3 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/12453542036

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