The Great Hanging at Gainesville, 1862
The Great Hanging at Gainesville, 1862 is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 222 m. Gordon Mountain stands 393 m to the west-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Depot Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 0.3 miles off. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
rail station in Gainesville, Texas
Dates from 1902.
Wikidata Q5517245, matched on coordinates and name (381 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1963
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 0.3 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Gainesville-Fort Sill Road: 0.1 mi
- Santa Fe Passenger Depot: 0.2 mi
- Saint Paul's Church: 0.2 mi
- First United Methodist Church of Gainesville: 0.2 mi
- Cooke County Free Library: 0.2 mi
- Vintage Gulf Gas Station: 0.2 mi
- Cheetah: 0.9 mi
- Tortoise: 0.9 mi
- Rabbit: 0.9 mi
- Animal Encounters: 0.9 mi
- Depot Park: 0.1 mi
- Tom Thumb Park: 0.4 mi
- Farmers Market: 0.5 mi
- Jaycee Park: 0.6 mi
- Medal of Honor Park: 0.7 mi
- Terrapin Hill: 5.1 mi
- Mount Olive: 11.3 mi
- Three Mounds: 15.1 mi
- Flattop Peak: 19.4 mi
- Peak Hill: 20.8 mi
- Sante Fe Depot Museum: 0.1 mi
- Morton Museum of Cooke County: 0.4 mi
- Love County Historical Society: 21.6 mi
- Love County Military Museum: 21.6 mi
- Artillery Museum: 22.6 mi
- Confederate Soldier Statue: 0.4 mi
- Butterfield Stagecoach statue: 0.4 mi
- Armed Forces memorial: 0.4 mi
- Myra Baptist Church Bell: 10.0 mi
- Anti-Aircraft Gun: 22.7 mi
- White Bluff: 17.9 mi
- Tyler Bluff: 19.9 mi
- Rock Bluff: 22.6 mi
- Graveyard Bluff: 24.7 mi
- Texas Travel Information Center at Gainesville: 5.0 mi
- Oklahoma Welcome Center: 10.2 mi
- Marysville: 15.1 mi
- Sivells Bend: 16.4 mi
- Post Oak Beach: 15.7 mi
- Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge: 21.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Great Hanging at Gainesville, 1862. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gordon Mountain | WNW 290° | 393 m | 23.8 mi |
| Mount View | WNW 292° | 393 m | 24.5 mi |
| Tadlock Hill | W 267° | 362 m | 24.4 mi |
| Jack Mound | W 261° | 348 m | 23.9 mi |
| McCracken Mound | W 262° | 343 m | 21.9 mi |
| Peak Hill | N 8° | 294 m | 20.8 mi |
| Three Mounds | NNW 334° | 290 m | 15.1 mi |
| Flattop Peak | N 9° | 286 m | 19.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:08 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:20 | 20:06 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:54 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:47 | 17:25 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 42 | 47 | 54 | 62 | 70 | 79 | 83 | 83 | 76 | 65 | 53 | 44 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 5.6 | 4.6 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 3.0 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gainesville 5 ENE, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12403574628
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