Canton Artestian Well
Canton Artestian Well is a spring in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 161 m. Jennings Mountain stands 212 m to the southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Old City Lake, a park 1.7 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 1.7 miles off. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.
An artesian well with a continuous flow of water. Originally found in the 1950s by Robert E. Faulkner, who, upon selling his property in the 1970s, deeded the well to the city of Canton with the stipulation that it would always be available to the public.
How to reach it
- 1.7 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Van Zandt County Poor Farm: 1.8 mi
- Dipping Vat: 2.2 mi
- Van Zandt County: 2.7 mi
- First United Methodist Church of Canton: 2.7 mi
- First Baptist Church of Canton: 2.9 mi
- Old City Lake: 1.7 mi
- Van Zandt County Veterans Memorial Plaza: 2.2 mi
- Cherry Creek Park: 3.2 mi
- Goonie Squad HQ: 11.5 mi
- Van City Park: 12.3 mi
- Red Hill: 3.0 mi
- Sand Hill: 10.2 mi
- Big Rock Top: 10.8 mi
- Melton Rock: 12.8 mi
- Jennings Mountain: 21.8 mi
- Van Area Oil and Historical Museum: 12.2 mi
- Edgewood Heritage Park Museum: 12.9 mi
- Mabank Depot and Model Train Museum: 17.1 mi
- Henderson County Historical Society Museum: 21.0 mi
- Historic Mineola Depot and Railroad Museum: 24.3 mi
- Corinth: 9.9 mi
- Clower: 10.3 mi
- Ben Wheeler: 10.6 mi
- Mars: 13.4 mi
- Centreville: 18.2 mi
- Van Zandt County Eastbound Rest Area: 10.5 mi
- Van Zandt County Westbound Rest Area: 10.6 mi
- Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center: 21.3 mi
- Mineola Nature Preserve on the Sabine River: 24.5 mi
- Martin Bluff: 17.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Canton Artestian Well. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jennings Mountain | SE 138° | 212 m | 21.8 mi |
| Sand Hill | SSW 201° | 207 m | 10.2 mi |
| Melton Rock | SSW 197° | 196 m | 12.8 mi |
| Big Rock Top | SSW 201° | 187 m | 10.8 mi |
| Red Hill | NNE 20° | 171 m | 3.0 mi |
| Mount Sinai | E 91° | 166 m | 22.7 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 | 19:58 | 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, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12039260733
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