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Centennial School

Centennial School from directly overhead

Centennial School is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 591 m. Bald Knob stands 700 m to the northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Friendship Day Use Area, a park 2.5 miles away. Texas Forts Trail passes 27 miles off. 77 named places lie within 25 miles, 13 of them named summits.

What the record says

Built
2008
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates31.79869, -99.54396

77 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 13
  • Bead Mountain: 4.5 mi
  • Robinson Peak: 9.7 mi
  • Santa Anna Mountains: 13.2 mi
  • Jim Ned Peak: 17.9 mi
  • Chandlers Peak: 18.2 mi
Parks: 7
Cliffs: 5
Museums: 2
Gardens: 1
  • Graham and Jean Bevel Community Garden: 7.2 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Rest Area US-84 US-283: 11.1 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bald KnobNW 318°700 m20.8 mi
Table MountainNW 314°688 m22.6 mi
Chandlers PeakNNW 328°650 m18.2 mi
Tecumseh PeakN 355°649 m24.4 mi
Jim Ned PeakNNW 332°640 m17.9 mi
Robinson PeakNNE 14°632 m9.7 mi
Bead MountainSSW 213°603 m4.5 mi
Santa Anna MountainsESE 105°589 m13.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4319:1819:50
June solstice06:3420:1220:48
September equinox07:2719:0419:36
December solstice07:3517:0217:39

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F454957647279828275665447
Precip in1.21.72.01.93.63.71.92.32.82.81.91.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hords Creek DAM, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12402905132

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