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Donor's plaque

Donor's plaque from directly overhead

Donor's plaque is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 223 m. Lone Mountain stands 429 m to the south-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Lake Granbury Master Gardener Demonstration Garden, a garden 0.2 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 0.5 miles off. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Material
concrete
Inscription
Names of park donors

How to reach it

Coordinates32.44396, -97.80188

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Granbury City Park: 0.2 mi
  • Granbury Disc Golf Park: 0.4 mi
  • Decker Field: 0.5 mi
  • Log Cabin: 0.6 mi
  • Shanley Park: 0.8 mi
Peaks: 18
  • Thompson Mountain: 3.5 mi
  • Comanche Peak: 4.5 mi
  • Nebo Mountain: 11.5 mi
  • Barnard Knob: 12.2 mi
  • Tater Nob: 14.6 mi
Artworks: 12
  • Greetings from Glen Rose: 14.6 mi
  • Paluxy Trading Co.: 14.6 mi
  • Barnards of the Brazos: 14.7 mi
  • Historic Glen Rose: 14.7 mi
  • Historic Barnards Mill: 14.9 mi
Museums: 9
Cliffs: 7
Attractions: 4
Nature reserves: 3
  • Acton Nature Center: 8.1 mi
  • Glen Rose Bird Sanctuary: 14.7 mi
  • Stephenville Club Lake Nature Preserve: 23.7 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Beaches: 2
Springs: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Acton Tabernacle: 6.5 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Stephenville Club Lake Waterfalls: 23.7 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lone MountainSSW 212°429 m22.7 mi
Lone MountainSSW 210°413 m21.8 mi
Chalk MountainSSW 201°390 m19.8 mi
Comanche PeakS 180°373 m4.5 mi
Double MountainWNW 286°359 m19.1 mi
Oyster HillN 360°351 m21.2 mi
Tater NobNNE 13°344 m14.6 mi
Chattanooga HillNNE 23°330 m18.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1119:43
June solstice06:2520:0620:42
September equinox07:2018:5719:29
December solstice07:3016:5317:31

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444957647281858477665446
Precip in2.32.43.33.04.23.81.92.63.03.82.62.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Granbury 5N, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1333348986

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