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International Water Lily Garden

International Water Lily Garden from directly overhead

International Water Lily Garden is an attraction in Texas, at a recorded elevation of 551 m. McLaughlin Mountain stands 731 m to the northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Civic League Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Texas Forts Trail passes 0.5 miles off. 130 named places lie within 25 miles, 25 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
551 m

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates31.45888, -100.45141

130 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 40
  • Civic League Park: 0.1 mi
  • Santa Fe Park: 0.3 mi
  • Santa Fe Park: 0.5 mi
  • Sunken Garden Park: 0.6 mi
  • Kids Kingdom: 0.6 mi
Peaks: 25
Museums: 5
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 2
  • Ranger Spring: 21.7 mi
  • Anson Spring: 22.5 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of International Water Lily Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
McLaughlin MountainNW 309°731 m20.6 mi
Ruby PointNNW 336°724 m15.7 mi
Mount SusanS 184°723 m19.2 mi
Susan PeakSSE 150°717 m17.2 mi
Cedar KnobSSE 150°717 m20.6 mi
Allen HillSSW 194°716 m20.6 mi
Brushy KnobS 180°716 m21.9 mi
Kiser MountainNNE 23°713 m18.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4619:2219:54
June solstice06:3820:1520:50
September equinox07:3119:0819:40
December solstice07:3817:0717:44

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F475259677682858477675648
Precip in0.91.21.51.53.02.31.12.42.52.41.20.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Angelo, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/356731670

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