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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: 10
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
Gardens: 3
Rest areas: 1
  • TXDAR Centennial Park - Old Nashville Site: 0.0 mi
Cliffs: 1
Attractions: 1
  • Earth Art: 19.7 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • 1st Methodist Park: 20.0 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 MountainSW196 m18.0 mi
Hart MountainWSW194 m16.8 mi
Wilson HillWSW164 m10.1 mi
Sugarloaf MountainW150 m5.3 mi
Eland RoughWSW150 m8.7 mi
Red HillENE143 m12.0 mi
Long MountainW140 m4.6 mi
Mount AggieSE96 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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