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Morton Museum of Cooke County

Morton Museum of Cooke County, a museum in Texas
Morton Museum of Cooke County, a museum in TexasGeorgia Guercio · CC BY-SA 3.0
Morton Museum of Cooke County, a museum in Texas
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Morton Museum of Cooke County, a museum in Texas
Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0
Morton Museum of Cooke County, a museum in Texas
Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0
Morton Museum of Cooke County, a museum in Texas
Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0
Morton Museum of Cooke County, a museum in Texas
Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0

Morton Museum of Cooke County is a museum in Texas, at a recorded elevation of 224 m. Gordon Mountain stands 393 m to the west-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is City Hall-Fire Station, Old, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 0.7 miles off. 13 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

museum building at 210 S. Dixon St. Gainesville, Texas

Wikidata Q107319153, matched on coordinates and name (59 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Elevation
224 m
Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates33.62295, -97.14521
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Attractions: 44
  • Vintage Gulf Gas Station: 0.3 mi
  • Cheetah: 0.5 mi
  • Tortoise: 0.5 mi
  • Rabbit: 0.5 mi
  • Black Bear: 0.5 mi
Parks: 40
  • Farmers Market: 0.2 mi
  • Depot Park: 0.3 mi
  • Medal of Honor Park: 0.3 mi
  • Leonard Park: 0.5 mi
  • Tom Thumb Park: 0.8 mi
Peaks: 13
  • Terrapin Hill: 5.1 mi
  • Mount Olive: 11.4 mi
  • Three Mounds: 15.0 mi
  • Flattop Peak: 19.6 mi
  • Peak Hill: 20.9 mi
Artworks: 5
Museums: 4
  • Sante Fe Depot Museum: 0.3 mi
  • Love County Historical Society: 21.7 mi
  • Love County Military Museum: 21.7 mi
  • Artillery Museum: 22.2 mi
Cliffs: 4
Rest areas: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Post Oak Beach: 15.8 mi
Nature reserves: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gordon MountainWNW 290°393 m23.4 mi
Mount ViewWNW 292°393 m24.2 mi
Tadlock HillW 267°362 m24.0 mi
Sugarloaf MoundW 263°356 m24.7 mi
Jack MoundW 261°348 m23.5 mi
McCracken MoundW 262°343 m21.5 mi
Peak HillN 9°294 m20.9 mi
Three MoundsNNW 336°290 m15.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3319:0819:41
June solstice06:2020:0620:43
September equinox07:1718:5419:27
December solstice07:3016:4717:25

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424754627079838376655344
Precip in2.22.63.63.95.64.62.92.83.94.43.03.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gainesville 5 ENE, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/368164918

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