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Building 100 "Taj Mahal"

Building 100 "Taj Mahal" from directly overhead

Building 100 "Taj Mahal" is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 227 m. Devils Hill stands 466 m to the north-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Missing Man Monument, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Independence Trail passes 0.6 miles off.

What the record says

Built
1975
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates29.53634, -98.28292

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Airmen's Heritage Park: 0.3 mi
  • Veterans Park: 1.0 mi
  • Cut-Off Park: 1.1 mi
  • Pickrell Park: 1.2 mi
  • Palm Park: 1.2 mi
Peaks
  • Comanche Lookout: 6.1 mi
  • Calf Hill: 7.4 mi
  • Theis Hill: 8.8 mi
  • Classen Hill: 13.0 mi
  • Mission Hill: 14.2 mi
Museums
Artworks: 50
  • Taking Flight Bronze Sculpture: 6.6 mi
  • World's Largest Cowboy Boots: 12.7 mi
  • Sunken Garden Gate: 12.8 mi
  • Magic Stones: 13.0 mi
  • F.I.S.H.: 13.7 mi
Attractions: 32
Gardens: 16
Ghost towns: 11
Springs: 11
  • Devine Spring: 11.6 mi
  • Walnut Spring: 12.2 mi
  • Cherry Spring: 12.4 mi
  • Indian Springs: 12.8 mi
  • San Pedro Spring: 14.5 mi
Nature reserves: 8
Cliffs: 7
Picnic sites: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.6 miles of Building 100 "Taj Mahal". Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Devils HillNNW 332°466 m21.2 mi
High HillWNW 302°456 m19.5 mi
Leon HillWNW 298°451 m19.0 mi
Butte HillNW 307°449 m20.2 mi
Sykes HillNW 305°449 m20.4 mi
Aue HillWNW 295°444 m22.0 mi
Palmtree HillNW 307°442 m21.6 mi
Bullis HillWNW 292°440 m20.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3819:1419:45
June solstice06:3420:0220:37
September equinox07:2219:0019:31
December solstice07:2517:0417:39

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F525762697682858579726153

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Randolph AFB, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12395077351

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