The Giant U
The Giant U is an artwork in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 387 m. Lone Mountain stands 429 m to the west, 6.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Chalk Mountain, a ghost town 0.6 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 9.9 miles off. 22 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Material
- metal
What to expect
How to reach it
- 9.9 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- 67 Roadside Park: 0.8 mi
- Baker's Crossing: 6.9 mi
- Dinosaur Valley State Park: 8.1 mi
- Beck Baseball/Softball Complex: 9.3 mi
- Crump Park: 10.0 mi
- Chalk Mountain Cemetery: 1.1 mi
- Lanham Mill Community: 7.2 mi
- Johnsville Cemetery: 7.6 mi
- Pony Creek Cemetery: 7.6 mi
- Duffau Baptist Church: 8.9 mi
- Chalk Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Lone Mountain: 4.9 mi
- Lone Mountain: 6.0 mi
- Cedar Mountain: 9.2 mi
- Flat Top Mountain: 9.3 mi
- Historic Barnards Mill: 9.9 mi
- Historic Glen Rose: 10.0 mi
- Barnards of the Brazos: 10.1 mi
- Paluxy Trading Co.: 10.1 mi
- Greetings from Glen Rose: 10.1 mi
- Chalk Mountain: 0.6 mi
- Three Way: 7.4 mi
- Duffau: 8.7 mi
- Brazos Point: 16.7 mi
- Clairette: 19.1 mi
- Tyrannosaurus rex: 7.9 mi
- Apatosaurus: 7.9 mi
- Billy the Kid Statue: 14.4 mi
- Carriage House: 17.8 mi
- Center Grove Schoolhouse: 17.8 mi
- Creation Evidence Museum: 7.5 mi
- Barnard's Mill and Art Museum: 9.9 mi
- Somervell County Historical Society Museum: 10.0 mi
- Walnut Springs City Museum: 11.5 mi
- Stephenville Historical House Museum: 17.8 mi
- Somervell County Master Gardeners Demo Garden: 10.2 mi
- Community Garden: 12.9 mi
- Tarleton Garden: 18.8 mi
- Horticulture Garden: 18.9 mi
- Keep Stephenville Beautiful Garden: 19.8 mi
- Comanche Peak: 16.2 mi
- Hendrick Arnold Bluff: 19.4 mi
- Bluff Mills: 23.9 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 23.9 mi
- Robinson Bluff: 24.7 mi
- Glen Rose Bird Sanctuary: 10.0 mi
- Stephenville Club Lake Nature Preserve: 19.2 mi
- Acton Nature Center: 23.6 mi
- Open Roof Gazebo: 19.0 mi
- Open Roof Gazebo: 19.0 mi
- Acton Tabernacle: 23.3 mi
- Stephenville Club Lake Beach: 19.3 mi
- Canoe Docks: 21.6 mi
- Stephenville Club Lake Waterfalls: 19.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Giant U. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lone Mountain | W 273° | 429 m | 6.0 mi |
| Bunker Hill | W 281° | 427 m | 12.7 mi |
| Long Point | SSW 194° | 415 m | 22.5 mi |
| Lone Mountain | W 277° | 413 m | 4.9 mi |
| Chalk Mountain | NW 312° | 390 m | 1.7 mi |
| Comanche Peak | NNE 21° | 373 m | 16.3 mi |
| Jackson Hill | S 173° | 372 m | 21.7 mi |
| Spencer Mountain | S 169° | 366 m | 20.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:11 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:26 | 20:06 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:57 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:54 | 17:32 |
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 | 44 | 49 | 56 | 64 | 73 | 80 | 85 | 84 | 76 | 65 | 55 | 46 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 2.2 | 2.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rainbow, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12497365615
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