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Bushdale Community

Bushdale Community from directly overhead

Bushdale Community is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 132 m. Taylor Mountain stands 196 m to the east, 8.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Bushdale, a ghost town less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Brazos Trail passes 22 miles off. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

human settlement in United States of America

Wikidata Q5001475, matched on coordinates and name (78 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1997
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates30.68237, -97.04246

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 43
  • Veterans Park: 2.4 mi
  • Fair Park & Rodeo Arena: 3.1 mi
  • Hale Park: 3.2 mi
  • Bridge Park: 3.3 mi
  • Thorndale City Park: 10.4 mi
Peaks: 8
  • Taylor Mountain: 8.9 mi
  • Hart Mountain: 9.2 mi
  • Wilson Hill: 15.1 mi
  • Eland Rough: 16.6 mi
  • Clay Hill: 19.1 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Museums: 6
Nature reserves: 5
Cliffs: 2
Artworks: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Taylor Liberty Garden: 23.2 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Taylor MountainE 96°196 m8.9 mi
Hart MountainE 86°194 m9.2 mi
Wilson HillENE 63°164 m15.1 mi
Eland RoughENE 70°150 m16.6 mi
Sugarloaf MountainENE 62°150 m20.3 mi
Long MountainENE 63°140 m20.8 mi
Clay HillSSW 198°138 m19.1 mi
Buzzard KnobsSSE 167°121 m24.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3319:0819:40
June solstice06:2719:5920:35
September equinox07:1718:5419:26
December solstice07:2216:5517:32

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F505561687581838479696052
Precip in2.62.32.92.35.33.62.62.53.94.33.13.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cameron, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/13971387757

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