Van Zandt County Poor Farm
Van Zandt County Poor Farm is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 155 m. Jennings Mountain stands 212 m to the southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Van Zandt County Veterans Memorial Plaza, a park 0.4 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 0.5 miles off. 123 named places lie within 25 miles, 6 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 2011
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 0.5 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
123 named places within 25 miles
- Dipping Vat: 0.7 mi
- First United Methodist Church of Canton: 0.9 mi
- Van Zandt County: 1.0 mi
- First Baptist Church of Canton: 1.1 mi
- Hilliards of Canton: 1.2 mi
- Van Zandt County Veterans Memorial Plaza: 0.4 mi
- Old City Lake: 0.9 mi
- Cherry Creek Park: 1.6 mi
- Edgewood City Park: 10.9 mi
- Edgewood Heritage Park: 11.2 mi
- Red Hill: 1.2 mi
- Sand Hill: 11.9 mi
- Big Rock Top: 12.6 mi
- Melton Rock: 14.6 mi
- Mount Sinai: 22.6 mi
- Edgewood Heritage Park Museum: 11.2 mi
- Van Area Oil and Historical Museum: 12.0 mi
- Mabank Depot and Model Train Museum: 18.5 mi
- Henderson County Historical Society Museum: 22.8 mi
- Historic Mineola Depot and Railroad Museum: 23.4 mi
- Corinth: 8.9 mi
- Clower: 9.8 mi
- Ben Wheeler: 11.3 mi
- Mars: 14.8 mi
- Centreville: 19.7 mi
- Van Zandt County Eastbound Rest Area: 10.4 mi
- Van Zandt County Westbound Rest Area: 10.4 mi
- Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center: 23.0 mi
- Mineola Nature Preserve on the Sabine River: 23.8 mi
- Canton Artestian Well: 1.8 mi
- Martin Bluff: 15.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Van Zandt County Poor Farm. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jennings Mountain | SE 142° | 212 m | 23.0 mi |
| Sand Hill | SSW 199° | 207 m | 11.9 mi |
| Melton Rock | SSW 196° | 196 m | 14.6 mi |
| Big Rock Top | SSW 199° | 187 m | 12.6 mi |
| Red Hill | NE 37° | 171 m | 1.2 mi |
| Mount Sinai | E 96° | 166 m | 22.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:03 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 06:17 | 19:59 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:49 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 16:45 | 17:23 |
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 | 45 | 49 | 56 | 64 | 73 | 80 | 84 | 84 | 78 | 67 | 56 | 47 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 3.9 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wills PT, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12453813496
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