Motley County Jail Museum
Motley County Jail Museum is a museum in Texas, at a recorded elevation of 723 m. Quitaque Peaks stands 865 m to the northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Motley County Jail, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Plains Trail passes 0.4 miles off. 29 named places lie within 25 miles, 7 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 723 m
How to reach it
- 0.4 mi off the Texas Plains Trail
29 named places within 25 miles
- Motley County Jail: 0.1 mi
- Traweek House: 0.3 mi
- Bob's Oil Well: 0.4 mi
- The Motley County Railroad: 0.5 mi
- Motley County: 1.1 mi
- Boone Mountain: 4.4 mi
- Connally Peak: 8.0 mi
- Antelope Hill: 8.7 mi
- Lucky Knob: 14.4 mi
- Bull Pasture Hill: 18.0 mi
- Tee Pee City: 10.5 mi
- Narcisso: 20.0 mi
- Motley County Historical Museum: 0.1 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 8.1 mi
- Campbell Roadside Park: 12.0 mi
- Matador Wildlife Management Area: 23.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Motley County Jail Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quitaque Peaks | NW 315° | 865 m | 18.0 mi |
| Antelope Hill | NW 307° | 824 m | 8.7 mi |
| Connally Peak | WNW 291° | 798 m | 8.0 mi |
| Boone Mountain | WNW 284° | 791 m | 4.4 mi |
| Lucky Knob | NE 49° | 677 m | 14.4 mi |
| Bull Pasture Hill | E 87° | 635 m | 18.0 mi |
| Red Hills | ENE 74° | 635 m | 19.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:48 | 19:22 | 19:55 |
| June solstice | 06:33 | 20:22 | 20:58 |
| September equinox | 07:32 | 19:09 | 19:42 |
| December solstice | 07:46 | 17:00 | 17:39 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 41 | 44 | 52 | 60 | 69 | 78 | 81 | 80 | 72 | 62 | 50 | 42 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Matador, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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