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DAR Centennial Park

DAR Centennial Park from directly overhead

DAR Centennial Park is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 91 m. Taylor Mountain stands 196 m to the southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Site of the Town of Nashville, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Brazos Trail passes 11 miles off. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1991
Material
stone

How to reach it

Coordinates30.82582, -96.65299

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Bob Jones Park: 4.6 mi
  • Ruben Gomez East Side Park: 5.8 mi
  • Virginia Field Park: 10.9 mi
  • Bryan Regional Athletic Complex: 16.6 mi
  • Franklin Ranch Community Park: 18.0 mi
Ghost towns: 13
Museums: 11
Artworks: 9
  • Square One Art Gallery: 19.6 mi
  • Art 979 Art Gallery: 19.6 mi
  • Our Lady of Victory: 23.1 mi
  • How to Build a Sphere Out of Cubes: 23.4 mi
  • Danger 79er: 23.8 mi
Peaks: 8
  • Long Mountain: 4.6 mi
  • Sugarloaf Mountain: 5.3 mi
  • Eland Rough: 8.7 mi
  • Wilson Hill: 10.1 mi
  • Red Hill: 12.0 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • 1st Methodist Park: 20.0 mi
  • Haswell Park Picnic #3: 20.3 mi
  • Haswell Park Picnic #2: 20.4 mi
  • Haswell Park Picnic #4: 20.4 mi
  • Haswell Park Picnic #1: 20.5 mi
Gardens: 3
Rest areas: 1
  • TXDAR Centennial Park - Old Nashville Site: 0.0 mi
Cliffs: 1
Attractions: 1
  • Earth Art: 19.7 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Taylor MountainSW 233°196 m18.0 mi
Hart MountainWSW 236°194 m16.8 mi
Wilson HillWSW 253°164 m10.1 mi
Sugarloaf MountainW 266°150 m5.3 mi
Eland RoughWSW 242°150 m8.7 mi
Red HillENE 67°143 m12.0 mi
Long MountainW 263°140 m4.6 mi
Mount AggieSE 131°96.3 m23.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0719:38
June solstice06:2519:5820:34
September equinox07:1618:5319:25
December solstice07:2116:5317:30

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Dec.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F505461687582848579705951
Precip in3.52.83.72.74.73.71.63.03.04.73.33.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Franklin, 17 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12452343242

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