Memorial Grove
Memorial Grove is a garden in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 155 m. Yegua Benchmark stands 232 m to the north, 7.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Nottingham Castle, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Texas Brazos Trail passes 0.5 miles off. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Sherwood Forest Faire
- Access
- Customers only
- Fee
- No
How to reach it
- 0.5 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
- 11.1 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Nottingham Castle: 0.2 mi
- John Herron: 5.3 mi
- Siloah Cemetery: 5.3 mi
- McDade Baptist Church: 5.8 mi
- Rock Front Saloon, 1870: 5.9 mi
- Lake Bastrop North Shore Park: 8.2 mi
- Bastrop State Park: 9.1 mi
- Lake Bastrop Lands: 9.2 mi
- Lake Bastrop South Shore Park: 9.3 mi
- Buescher State Park: 11.1 mi
- Yewpon: 5.5 mi
- Grassyville: 8.3 mi
- Dunstan: 9.6 mi
- Phelan: 10.8 mi
- Pin Oak: 11.1 mi
- Yegua Knobbs: 7.3 mi
- Yegua Benchmark: 7.9 mi
- Lotman Hill: 8.0 mi
- Clay Hill: 13.1 mi
- Buzzard Knobs: 14.7 mi
- Museum of the Bastrop County Historical Society: 12.5 mi
- Smithville Railroad Historical Park and Museum: 13.2 mi
- Texas Wendish Heritage Museum: 13.3 mi
- Lee County Museum: 14.1 mi
- Elgin Depot Museum: 14.6 mi
- Ms. Pearl the Giant Squirrel Statue: 21.1 mi
- The Dime Box: 22.2 mi
- CCC Water Fountain: 10.9 mi
- Bastrop Community Garden: 12.3 mi
- Red Bluffs: 12.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Memorial Grove. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yegua Benchmark | N 349° | 232 m | 7.9 mi |
| Yegua Knobbs | NNW 347° | 225 m | 7.3 mi |
| Lotman Hill | SW 224° | 201 m | 8.0 mi |
| Caldwell Knob | WSW 253° | 177 m | 18.9 mi |
| Royston Hill | SSW 192° | 174 m | 17.4 mi |
| High Point | SSW 208° | 174 m | 21.0 mi |
| Clay Hill | N 6° | 138 m | 13.1 mi |
| Buzzard Knobs | ENE 59° | 121 m | 14.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:09 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:28 | 19:59 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:55 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 16:57 | 17:33 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Dec.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 50 | 54 | 61 | 67 | 75 | 82 | 84 | 85 | 79 | 70 | 59 | 52 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 4.7 | 3.2 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 4.6 | 3.3 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lexington, 15 mi away.
- Forest Tent Caterpillar Moth21 obs
- slender vetch12 obs
- Texas Paintbrush11 obs
- peppervine11 obs
- Gulf Coast Toad10 obs
- Yaupon Holly10 obs
- Texas Bull Nettle10 obs
- Fir Tussock Moth8 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/7298137153
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