Texas State Railroad
Texas State Railroad is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 131 m. Button Mountain stands 221 m to the east, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Texas State Railroad - Rusk Depot, a attraction 0.2 miles away. Texas Forest Trail passes 14 miles off. 136 named places lie within 25 miles, 41 of them named summits.
The story
Park in Cherokee County, Texas, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31552043, matched on coordinates and name (589 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1982
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 13.7 mi off the Texas Forest Trail
136 named places within 25 miles
- Little Bean's Cherokee Village: 2.0 mi
- Site of Rusk Public School No. 2 for African Americans: 2.1 mi
- Site of Confederate Gun Factory: 2.2 mi
- Rusk: 2.3 mi
- Confederate Training Camp: 2.3 mi
- Mount Hope: 4.6 mi
- Reagan Mountain: 5.2 mi
- Pryor Mountain: 5.5 mi
- Round Mountain: 7.0 mi
- Jones Mountain: 7.3 mi
- Rusk Baseball Complex: 3.5 mi
- Jim Hogg State Park: 4.0 mi
- I.D. Fairchild State Forest: 4.3 mi
- Lake Jacksonville Park: 10.1 mi
- Nichols' Green Park: 10.4 mi
- New Birmingham: 4.7 mi
- Lone Star: 14.0 mi
- Weeping Mary: 14.2 mi
- Jarvis: 15.1 mi
- Morrill: 16.2 mi
- Norman Memorial Museum: 2.7 mi
- McDonald Museum: 18.8 mi
- Bullard History Museum: 24.6 mi
- Texas State Railroad - Rusk Depot: 0.2 mi
- Cherokee Trace Drive-Thru Safari: 12.0 mi
- Cherokee County Northbound Rest Area: 16.6 mi
- Steven Bennett Park: 24.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Texas State Railroad. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Button Mountain | E 83° | 221 m | 20.1 mi |
| Bradford Mountain | ESE 117° | 214 m | 7.3 mi |
| Flower Mountain | E 97° | 211 m | 22.8 mi |
| Pryor Mountain | S 177° | 210 m | 5.5 mi |
| Gray Mountain | NW 312° | 209 m | 16.7 mi |
| Ghent Mountain | WNW 292° | 207 m | 7.7 mi |
| Mount Hope | WSW 254° | 206 m | 4.6 mi |
| Snow Mountain | NNW 348° | 201 m | 22.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 19:00 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 06:16 | 19:54 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:47 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 16:45 | 17:22 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 46 | 50 | 57 | 64 | 72 | 79 | 81 | 82 | 77 | 67 | 56 | 49 |
| Precip in | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rusk, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12402870496
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