City of Elgin Centennial, 1872-1972
City of Elgin Centennial, 1872-1972 is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 178 m. Martin Hill stands 284 m to the west-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Elgin Memorial Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Texas Brazos Trail runs past it. 17 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
City in Bastrop and Travis counties in Texas, United States.
Wikidata Q976529, matched on coordinates and name (932 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1972
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- On the Texas Brazos Trail
- 16.9 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
- 26.1 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Elgin Memorial Park: 0.1 mi
- Morris Memorial Park: 0.3 mi
- Veterans' Memorial Park: 0.7 mi
- Thomas Memorial Park: 1.2 mi
- Shenandoah Soccer Park: 1.3 mi
- Elgin Methodist Church: 0.5 mi
- First Presbyterian Church of Elgin: 0.5 mi
- Dr. I. B. Nofsinger House: 0.5 mi
- Elgin Christian Church: 0.6 mi
- Elgin Lodge No. 328, A. F. & A. M.: 0.6 mi
- Bill Picket: 14.9 mi
- Ms. Pearl the Giant Squirrel Statue: 15.2 mi
- The Hutto Hippo: 16.4 mi
- Fork in the Road: 17.4 mi
- Lotus: 18.0 mi
- Native Texas Plants Garden: 15.2 mi
- Memorial Grove: 15.3 mi
- Taylor Liberty Garden: 15.8 mi
- Fort Dessau Community Garden: 16.0 mi
- Bastrop Community Garden: 17.1 mi
- Elgin Depot Museum: 0.7 mi
- Coupland Depot Museum: 7.2 mi
- Coupland Museum: 13.2 mi
- Bohls House: 14.9 mi
- The Dan Moody Museum Home & Garden: 15.3 mi
- Indiangrass Wildlife Sanctuary: 13.2 mi
- Decker Tallgrass Prairie Preserve: 14.1 mi
- Waste Management Wildlife Park: 15.9 mi
- Big Walnut Creek Nature Preserve: 16.3 mi
- Onion Creek Wildlife Sanctuary: 17.7 mi
- Yegua Benchmark: 11.2 mi
- Yegua Knobbs: 11.2 mi
- Bald Knob: 12.8 mi
- Jaecks Hill: 14.3 mi
- Clay Hill: 14.7 mi
- Abandoned zoo cage: 18.3 mi
- CCC Water Fountain: 18.3 mi
- Client Innovation Center: 20.3 mi
- Austin Table Tennis Association: 20.6 mi
- Santa Rita No. 1 Oil Well: 21.9 mi
- New Sweden: 8.8 mi
- McDuff: 10.3 mi
- Dunstan: 12.5 mi
- Phelan: 13.9 mi
- Yewpon: 16.8 mi
- Lower McKinney Falls: 23.5 mi
- Hidden Falls: 23.6 mi
- Upper McKinney Falls: 23.8 mi
- Link Falls: 24.0 mi
- Middle Bull Creek Falls: 24.2 mi
- Shady Spring: 18.7 mi
- Seiders Spring: 22.3 mi
- Deep Eddy Pool: 24.2 mi
- Eliza Spring: 24.2 mi
- Red Bluffs: 20.3 mi
- Bird Bluff: 20.5 mi
- Comanche Bluff: 20.6 mi
- Fern Bluff: 23.9 mi
- Stone picnic table: 23.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of City of Elgin Centennial, 1872-1972. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Hill | WNW 290° | 284 m | 20.6 mi |
| Cat Mountain | W 270° | 283 m | 23.9 mi |
| Mount Larson | W 263° | 277 m | 24.9 mi |
| Mount Lucas | W 266° | 265 m | 23.6 mi |
| Rabbit Hill | NW 315° | 263 m | 23.8 mi |
| Mount Barker | W 265° | 257 m | 23.6 mi |
| Mount Bonnell | W 264° | 238 m | 23.7 mi |
| Yegua Benchmark | E 94° | 232 m | 11.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:10 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:29 | 20:00 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:56 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 16:58 | 17:34 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 50 | 54 | 60 | 68 | 75 | 82 | 84 | 85 | 79 | 70 | 59 | 52 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 4.9 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Elgin 1 N, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12395089063
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