Alvarado
Alvarado is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 233 m. Caddo Peak stands 303 m to the west-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Outlaws Benjamin Bickerstaff and Josiah Thompson, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 13 miles off. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
City in Johnson County, Texas, USA.
Dates from 1885.
Wikidata Q448358, matched on coordinates and name (96 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1994
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 13.3 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Heritage Park: 0.1 mi
- George Washington Carver Park: 0.3 mi
- Parkway Park: 0.4 mi
- Moore Park: 1.0 mi
- Stonegate Park: 1.3 mi
- Alvarado Heritage Center Museum: 0.1 mi
- Hopps Museum and Welcome Center: 6.7 mi
- Dinosaur Science Museum and Research Center: 6.8 mi
- Gone With the Wind Museum: 11.0 mi
- Layland Museum: 11.0 mi
- Fire Station 16 Memorial Garden: 10.2 mi
- Guinn Garden at Buffalo Creek: 11.2 mi
- Iris Garden: 12.8 mi
- Lake Park Neighborhood Entrance: 18.4 mi
- Marti Van Ravenswaay Garden Entrance: 18.4 mi
- Grandview: 9.6 mi
- Cleburne Heritage Monument: 10.6 mi
- 1933 Central Texas Bus Line Depot: 10.8 mi
- Welcome to Historic Cleburne: 10.8 mi
- How Do You Stack Up?: 10.9 mi
- ATSF 999457: 10.7 mi
- The Spirit of Cleburne: 11.2 mi
- Penn Farm Agricultural Heritage Center: 20.0 mi
- Texas-Oklahoma Kiwanis District Office: 22.0 mi
- Main Event Entertainment: 22.1 mi
- Poverty Knob: 6.9 mi
- Turkey Peak: 12.3 mi
- Caddo Peak: 12.6 mi
- Brushy Mound: 12.9 mi
- Brushy Knob: 12.9 mi
- Red Bluff: 12.2 mi
- Bluff Overlook: 17.8 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 20.3 mi
- Broke Rock: 22.1 mi
- Bluff Mills: 23.2 mi
- Vivian J. Malone Preserve: 15.5 mi
- Sheri Capehart Nature Preserve: 17.7 mi
- Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center: 19.8 mi
- Cedar Ridge Preserve: 21.4 mi
- Fish Creek Forest Preserve: 22.3 mi
- Old City Spring: 11.2 mi
- Hawkins Spring: 14.6 mi
- Little Ham Hole Spring: 20.2 mi
- Big Ham Hole Spring: 20.3 mi
- Lynn Creek Park Beach: 18.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Alvarado. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caddo Peak | WNW 294° | 303 m | 12.6 mi |
| Brushy Knob | WNW 285° | 303 m | 12.9 mi |
| Berry Knob | WSW 253° | 285 m | 24.6 mi |
| Brushy Mound | NW 322° | 275 m | 12.9 mi |
| Turkey Peak | NW 319° | 266 m | 12.3 mi |
| Poverty Knob | N 3° | 216 m | 6.9 mi |
| Murray Hill | N 2° | 209 m | 16.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:08 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:23 | 20:04 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:55 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:51 | 17:28 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 45 | 49 | 56 | 64 | 72 | 80 | 83 | 84 | 77 | 66 | 55 | 47 |
| Precip in | 2.3 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 4.4 | 2.7 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Burleson, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12438052673
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