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1890 Cornerstone Ceremony

1890 Cornerstone Ceremony from directly overhead

1890 Cornerstone Ceremony is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 62 m. Monument Hill stands 138 m to the west-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is District Court Tree, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Independence Trail passes 23 miles off. 106 named places lie within 25 miles, 7 of them named summits.

What the record says

Built
1990
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates29.70603, -96.53967

106 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 26
  • Columbus Garden Club Certified Butterfly Garden: 0.0 mi
  • Beason's Crossing Park: 0.2 mi
  • Midtown Park Butterfly Garden: 0.3 mi
  • Cardinal Park: 1.4 mi
  • Hill Memorial Park: 13.5 mi
Peaks: 7
  • Wilson Hill: 5.1 mi
  • Alley Hill: 6.1 mi
  • Middle Brook Hill: 9.0 mi
  • Rocky Hill: 11.8 mi
  • Live Oak Hill: 12.8 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Nature reserves: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of 1890 Cornerstone Ceremony. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Monument HillWNW138 m24.2 mi
Rocky HillNNW137 m11.8 mi
Live Oak HillNW125 m12.8 mi
Red HillENE94 m16.8 mi
Wilson HillESE71 m5.1 mi
Middle Brook HillSE62 m9.0 mi
Alley HillESE59 m6.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0719:38
June solstice06:2719:5520:30
September equinox07:1518:5319:24
December solstice07:1816:5617:32

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515662687681848479716153
Precip in3.72.83.33.84.85.12.93.33.34.74.03.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Columbus, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12402938797

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