Tarrant County Courthouse
Tarrant County Courthouse is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 190 m. Chattanooga Hill stands 330 m to the west-southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Paddock Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 5.6 miles off. 15 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Historic place in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas.
Dates from 1893.
Wikidata Q570870, matched on coordinates and name (6 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1969
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 5.6 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Paddock Park: 0.1 mi
- Nutt Lake Park: 0.1 mi
- Sundance Square Plaza: 0.2 mi
- Heritage Park: 0.2 mi
- General Worth Square: 0.4 mi
- Fort Worth "Where the West Begins": 0.1 mi
- Site of the First Masonic Hall in Fort Worth: 0.1 mi
- Tarrant County Criminal Courts Building: 0.1 mi
- The Fort Worth Hotel: 0.1 mi
- Paddock Viaduct: 0.1 mi
- Richardson - Bass Building: 2.0 mi
- Charlie & Kit Moncrief Building: 2.0 mi
- Will Rogers Coliseum: 2.1 mi
- Burnett Building: 2.1 mi
- Livestock Barns: 2.2 mi
- Art Exhibit: 0.3 mi
- Man With A Briefcase: 0.5 mi
- Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Stage: 0.8 mi
- Recess: 0.9 mi
- Fire Station #1 (Historical): 0.1 mi
- Sid Richardson Museum: 0.2 mi
- Leonard's Museum: 1.3 mi
- Van Zandt Cottage: 1.8 mi
- Christian Arts Museum: 1.8 mi
- Pollinator Pathway: 2.1 mi
- Water Conservation Garden: 2.1 mi
- Fort Worth Botanic Garden Gift Shop: 2.1 mi
- Margery Leonard Courtyard: 2.2 mi
- Rainforest Conservatory: 2.2 mi
- Murray Hill: 10.8 mi
- Blue Mound: 13.0 mi
- Brushy Mound: 14.2 mi
- Mount Donwell: 14.3 mi
- Turkey Peak: 15.0 mi
- Sheri Capehart Nature Preserve: 9.3 mi
- Crystal Canyon Nature Reserve: 13.9 mi
- Eagle Mountain Lake Park: 14.9 mi
- Bob Jones Nature Center: 19.6 mi
- Fish Creek Forest Preserve: 20.0 mi
- Inspiration Point: 5.4 mi
- Bluff Overlook: 9.1 mi
- Lone Point: 9.3 mi
- Red Bluff: 17.5 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 23.0 mi
- Twin Points Beach: 12.2 mi
- Lynn Creek Park Beach: 19.6 mi
- Elizabethtown: 18.6 mi
- Sowers: 20.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Tarrant County Courthouse. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chattanooga Hill | WSW 258° | 330 m | 20.3 mi |
| Joe Bell Mountain | W 264° | 324 m | 23.7 mi |
| Caddo Peak | SSW 193° | 303 m | 19.5 mi |
| Brushy Knob | SSW 195° | 303 m | 21.6 mi |
| Burton Knob | NW 304° | 278 m | 19.7 mi |
| Brushy Mound | S 184° | 275 m | 14.2 mi |
| Turkey Peak | S 184° | 266 m | 15.0 mi |
| Blue Mound | N 355° | 264 m | 13.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:09 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:23 | 20:05 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:55 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:50 | 17:28 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 52 | 60 | 67 | 75 | 82 | 86 | 86 | 79 | 69 | 57 | 49 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Worth Meacham FLD Naaf, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12423678179
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