Blue Star Memorial Plaque
Blue Star Memorial Plaque is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 175 m. Caddo Peak stands 303 m to the west-southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Blue Star Memorial, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 14 miles off. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Material
- metal
- Inscription
- Blue Star Memorial A tribute to the Armed Forces who have defended the United States of America | Sponsored by District II of Texas Garden Clubs in cooperation with TCC SE Veterans Association
How to reach it
- 13.7 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Fish Creek Community Garden: 0.8 mi
- Ruthe Jackson Outdoor Garden: 5.2 mi
- Marti Van Ravenswaay Garden Entrance: 9.2 mi
- Lake Park Neighborhood Entrance: 9.2 mi
- Jerry Taylor Memorial Community Garden: 15.4 mi
- Texas Air Command Museum: 2.1 mi
- Mansfield Historical Society: 6.7 mi
- Man House Museum: 6.9 mi
- Wellspring on Main: 7.1 mi
- Texas State Museum of History: 7.5 mi
- Trần Quốc Tuấn: 4.9 mi
- Dream: 7.1 mi
- Boundless: 7.1 mi
- Spirit of Arbor Daze: 13.9 mi
- Rapture of the Human Spirit: 13.9 mi
- Blue Star Memorial: 0.0 mi
- Allan Saxe Memorial Garden: 0.0 mi
- Board of Trustees Tree: 0.1 mi
- Cross Timbers: 3.8 mi
- Johnson Station Cemetery: 4.9 mi
- TCC SE | Danny Aguirre Memorial Park and Disc Golf: 0.2 mi
- Eden Road Park: 0.7 mi
- High Hawk Martin Meadows Entrance Park: 1.1 mi
- Fish Creek Linear Park: 1.3 mi
- Webb Community Park: 1.7 mi
- Illuvia: 4.9 mi
- Penn Farm Agricultural Heritage Center: 5.0 mi
- Texas-Oklahoma Kiwanis District Office: 7.6 mi
- Dallas Stadium: 7.6 mi
- Judge Roy Scream: 8.0 mi
- Fish Creek Forest Preserve: 4.7 mi
- Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center: 5.9 mi
- Cedar Ridge Preserve: 6.2 mi
- Sheri Capehart Nature Preserve: 8.9 mi
- Crystal Canyon Nature Reserve: 9.4 mi
- Murray Hill: 7.8 mi
- Poverty Knob: 12.1 mi
- Chalk Hill: 12.8 mi
- Brushy Mound: 17.3 mi
- Turkey Peak: 17.8 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 5.8 mi
- Red Bluff: 6.0 mi
- Bluff Overlook: 9.0 mi
- Inspiration Point: 22.7 mi
- Sowers: 13.9 mi
- La Reunion: 14.9 mi
- Picnic Outpost: 16.3 mi
- Point Nancy Carolyn at Bachman Lake: 18.8 mi
- Lynn Creek Park Beach: 2.4 mi
- Hawkins Spring: 11.7 mi
- SoPac Trail Rest Area: 23.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Blue Star Memorial Plaque. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caddo Peak | WSW 241° | 303 m | 22.5 mi |
| Brushy Knob | WSW 239° | 303 m | 24.3 mi |
| Brushy Mound | WSW 250° | 275 m | 17.3 mi |
| Turkey Peak | WSW 247° | 266 m | 17.8 mi |
| Mount Donwell | NNW 342° | 218 m | 20.2 mi |
| Poverty Knob | SW 221° | 216 m | 12.1 mi |
| Murray Hill | W 273° | 209 m | 7.8 mi |
| Chalk Hill | NE 55° | 202 m | 12.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:08 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:22 | 20:04 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:54 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:50 | 17:27 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 47 | 51 | 59 | 66 | 74 | 82 | 85 | 86 | 79 | 68 | 57 | 49 |
| Precip in | 2.3 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 3.3 | 4.7 | 2.6 | 2.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Arlington Muni AP, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/13138169071
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