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Bird Creek Battlefield

Bird Creek Battlefield from directly overhead

Bird Creek Battlefield is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 213 m. Bald Knob stands 332 m to the west, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is First Lutheran Church, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Texas Brazos Trail passes 5.0 miles off. 32 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1936
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates31.10404, -97.36014

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Woodson Field: 0.8 mi
  • Jones Park: 0.9 mi
  • Whistlestop Playground: 0.9 mi
  • Santa Fe Plaza: 1.0 mi
  • Optimist Park: 1.1 mi
Peaks: 32
  • Tweedle Mountain: 9.4 mi
  • Bland Mountain: 11.6 mi
  • Sparta Mountain: 12.5 mi
  • Liberty Hill: 13.5 mi
  • Owl Creek Mountains: 14.6 mi
Ghost towns: 8
Gardens: 7
Attractions: 5
  • Old Town Salado: 14.8 mi
  • CCC Rock Tower: 16.3 mi
  • Bird Blind: 16.4 mi
  • CCC Plaque: 16.6 mi
  • Historic Bell: 16.7 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Silverstone Park Picnic Area: 3.7 mi
  • Wyndham Hill Picnic Area: 4.4 mi
Springs: 2
  • Headquarters Springs: 23.7 mi
  • Warwick Springs: 23.8 mi
Artworks: 1
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bald KnobW 260°332 m24.2 mi
Long MountainWSW 252°325 m24.1 mi
Lone MountainWNW 282°324 m24.1 mi
Black MountainW 280°319 m22.5 mi
Jackson KnobW 280°319 m23.2 mi
Douglas MountainsW 259°315 m23.1 mi
Elm MountainWNW 281°312 m21.7 mi
Post Oak MountainWNW 282°307 m20.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3419:0919:41
June solstice06:2720:0220:37
September equinox07:1818:5619:28
December solstice07:2516:5517:32

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485258667480848478685850
Precip in2.62.33.33.14.83.41.82.53.74.02.62.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stillhouse Hollow DAM, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12395078697

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