Throckmorton County
Throckmorton County is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 417 m. Antelope Hills stands 525 m to the southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Throckmorton County Courthouse, a historic site 1.0 miles away. Texas Forts Trail passes 1.0 miles off. 56 named places lie within 25 miles, 13 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 1936
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 1.0 mi off the Texas Forts Trail
56 named places within 25 miles
- Throckmorton County Courthouse: 1.0 mi
- Camp Cooper, C.S.A.: 1.0 mi
- Great Western Trail: 1.8 mi
- Bush Knob Massacre: 7.0 mi
- Capt. Marcy Meets Chief Senaco: 12.3 mi
- Thacker Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Sellers Hill: 5.8 mi
- Hay Rick Mountain: 8.0 mi
- Mount Air: 12.7 mi
- Twin Mountain: 13.3 mi
- Woodson Community Center: 14.7 mi
- Parade Ground: 18.7 mi
- Fort Griffin State Historic Site: 18.7 mi
- Hittson Bluff: 9.3 mi
- Deer Head Bluff: 21.0 mi
- Throckmorton County Museum: 5.8 mi
- Fort Griffin: 18.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Throckmorton County. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antelope Hills | SW 214° | 525 m | 21.9 mi |
| Hoover Mountain | SW 232° | 485 m | 15.4 mi |
| Sellers Hill | W 262° | 481 m | 5.8 mi |
| Twin Mountain | N 354° | 435 m | 13.3 mi |
| Buzzard Peak | SW 223° | 433 m | 15.7 mi |
| Thacker Mountain | SSE 168° | 425 m | 2.0 mi |
| Flat Top | SSE 169° | 420 m | 23.9 mi |
| Hay Rick Mountain | SE 139° | 417 m | 8.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:41 | 19:16 | 19:49 |
| June solstice | 06:29 | 20:13 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 19:02 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:56 | 17:34 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 43 | 47 | 55 | 64 | 72 | 80 | 84 | 84 | 76 | 65 | 53 | 45 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Throckmorton 10N, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12453543167
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