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The Rusk Cherokeean

The Rusk Cherokeean from directly overhead

The Rusk Cherokeean is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 160 m. Button Mountain stands 221 m to the east, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Site of the Union Hotel/Bracken House/Acme Hotel, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Forest Trail passes 11 miles off. 41 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

city in and county seat of Cherokee County, Texas, United States

Dates from 1846.

Wikidata Q970506, matched on coordinates and name (207 m apart).

What the record says

Built
2001
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates31.79646, -95.15035

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 41
  • Bradford Mountain: 5.0 mi
  • Reagan Mountain: 5.2 mi
  • Pryor Mountain: 5.7 mi
  • Gibson Mountain: 6.7 mi
  • Round Mountain: 7.0 mi
Parks: 22
  • Rusk Baseball Complex: 1.0 mi
  • Jim Hogg State Park: 1.6 mi
  • I.D. Fairchild State Forest: 6.9 mi
  • I.D. Fairchild State Forest: 10.6 mi
  • Nichols' Green Park: 11.7 mi
Ghost towns: 7
Museums: 2
Attractions: 2
Rest areas: 2

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Button MountainE 81°221 m17.6 mi
Bradford MountainSE 127°214 m5.0 mi
Flower MountainE 97°211 m20.2 mi
Pryor MountainSSW 203°210 m5.7 mi
Gray MountainNW 308°209 m18.9 mi
Ghent MountainWNW 288°207 m10.2 mi
Mount HopeW 262°206 m7.1 mi
Snow MountainNNW 342°201 m23.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2519:0019:33
June solstice06:1619:5420:30
September equinox07:1018:4719:19
December solstice07:1716:4417:22

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F465057647279818277675649
Precip in4.44.34.54.04.64.53.43.33.74.74.04.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rusk, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/13971414054

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