Throckmorton County Courthouse
Throckmorton County Courthouse is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 402 m. Antelope Hills stands 525 m to the southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Camp Cooper, C.S.A., a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Forts Trail runs past it. 51 named places lie within 25 miles, 12 of them named summits.
The story
Town in and county seat of Throckmorton County, Texas, United States.
Wikidata Q982474, matched on coordinates and name (22 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 2008
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- On the Texas Forts Trail
51 named places within 25 miles
- Camp Cooper, C.S.A.: 0.0 mi
- Throckmorton County: 1.0 mi
- Great Western Trail: 2.7 mi
- Bush Knob Massacre: 6.0 mi
- Site of the Principal Village of the Comanche Indian Reserve: 11.5 mi
- Thacker Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Sellers Hill: 5.7 mi
- Hay Rick Mountain: 7.3 mi
- Mount Air: 11.7 mi
- Twin Mountain: 14.3 mi
- Woodson Community Center: 13.8 mi
- Parade Ground: 17.7 mi
- Fort Griffin State Historic Site: 17.7 mi
- Hittson Bluff: 8.6 mi
- Deer Head Bluff: 21.1 mi
- Throckmorton County Museum: 5.8 mi
- Fort Griffin: 17.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Throckmorton County Courthouse. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antelope Hills | SW 216° | 525 m | 21.0 mi |
| Hoover Mountain | SW 235° | 485 m | 14.8 mi |
| Sellers Hill | W 272° | 481 m | 5.7 mi |
| Twin Mountain | N 355° | 435 m | 14.3 mi |
| Buzzard Peak | SW 226° | 433 m | 15.0 mi |
| Thacker Mountain | SSE 155° | 425 m | 1.1 mi |
| Flat Top | SSE 168° | 420 m | 22.9 mi |
| Hay Rick Mountain | SE 134° | 417 m | 7.3 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, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12453543164
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