Two Sheriffs of Mason County
Two Sheriffs of Mason County is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 475 m. Hermans Point stands 684 m to the south, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is St. Joseph's Catholic Church, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Texas Forts Trail runs past it. 48 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1980
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- On the Texas Forts Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- St. Joseph's Catholic Church: 0.2 mi
- Whorlie Well: 0.4 mi
- First Comanche-German Meeting: 0.4 mi
- The Lindsay House: 0.4 mi
- Holmes & Bierschwale Law and Land Office: 0.5 mi
- Purdy Hill: 5.5 mi
- Jordan Mountain: 6.2 mi
- Mason Mountains: 6.7 mi
- Double Knobs: 7.4 mi
- Shaft Mountain: 8.1 mi
- Grit: 5.1 mi
- Hedwigs Hill: 9.8 mi
- Hilda: 13.8 mi
- Bettina: 17.3 mi
- Pontotoc: 18.8 mi
- Eckert Spring: 9.8 mi
- Mulberry Spring: 10.5 mi
- Quella Bottom Spring: 10.8 mi
- Garden Spring: 19.9 mi
- Kentner Spring: 23.1 mi
- H L Bluffs: 9.6 mi
- Brockmann Point: 21.0 mi
- Welge Poing: 21.8 mi
- Robbers Roost: 23.0 mi
- Indian Point: 23.3 mi
- Katemcy Rocks Offroad Park: 6.1 mi
- Wolf Caves Offroad Park: 6.4 mi
- Wolf Caves Entrance to Offroad Area: 7.1 mi
- Mason Mountain Wildlife Management Area: 6.6 mi
- Eckert James River Bat Cave Preserve: 14.0 mi
- Mason County Museum: 0.8 mi
- Pontotoc Winery: 18.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Two Sheriffs of Mason County. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hermans Point | S 183° | 684 m | 22.0 mi |
| Monument Mountain | SW 223° | 662 m | 17.6 mi |
| Lehmann Mountain | SSE 155° | 623 m | 22.6 mi |
| Mason Mountains | NNW 336° | 611 m | 6.7 mi |
| Steamboat Mountain | SSW 202° | 608 m | 20.6 mi |
| Double Knobs | WNW 296° | 606 m | 7.4 mi |
| County Line Hill | SE 143° | 601 m | 22.2 mi |
| Lime Peak | NE 53° | 600 m | 11.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:42 | 19:17 | 19:49 |
| June solstice | 06:35 | 20:08 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 19:03 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 17:04 | 17:40 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 47 | 51 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 80 | 83 | 83 | 77 | 67 | 57 | 49 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mason, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12452318368
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