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Cartersville

Cartersville from directly overhead

Cartersville is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 334 m. Slipdown Mountain stands 415 m to the west-northwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Buck Knob, a peak 1.0 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 6.8 miles off. 28 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

Census-designated place in Texas, United States.

Wikidata Q108898801, matched on coordinates and name (294 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1988
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates32.90637, -97.74175

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Optimist Gazeebo Park: 5.5 mi
  • Marshall Park: 9.6 mi
  • Cartwright Park: 9.8 mi
  • McGratton Park: 10.2 mi
  • Gene L Voyles Park: 10.4 mi
Museums: 29
Gardens: 29
Peaks: 28
  • Buck Knob: 1.0 mi
  • Tater Hill: 2.3 mi
  • Indian Knob: 3.2 mi
  • Skeen Peak: 7.1 mi
  • Burton Knob: 7.5 mi
Artworks: 18
Attractions: 16
Cliffs: 6
Ghost towns: 4
Beaches: 2
Nature reserves: 1
  • Eagle Mountain Lake Park: 14.9 mi
Springs: 1
  • Buchanan Springs: 24.9 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Slipdown MountainWNW415 m10.2 mi
Indian KnobNNW387 m3.2 mi
Wampler HillNW377 m19.3 mi
Skeen PeakNNW373 m7.1 mi
Two Bush KnobWNW373 m19.1 mi
Armstrong MountainNW365 m18.1 mi
Bald KnobW359 m13.8 mi
Oyster HillSSW351 m11.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1019:43
June solstice06:2420:0720:43
September equinox07:2018:5719:29
December solstice07:3116:5117:29

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444856647280848376655446
Precip in2.02.63.02.74.43.91.92.63.23.83.02.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Weatherford, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/13971415466

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