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Douglas MacArthur Monument

Douglas MacArthur Monument from directly overhead

Douglas MacArthur Monument is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 244 m. Chapotal Hill stands 282 m to the northeast, 9.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Airplane Monument, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. 49 named places lie within 25 miles, 4 of them named summits.

What the record says

Inscription
Only those Americans who are willing to die for their country are in to live

How to reach it

Coordinates28.70479, -100.48014

49 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 24
  • Maverick County Park: 0.1 mi
  • Burr Park: 0.6 mi
  • Thelma Neal Chittim Park: 0.6 mi
  • Carthage Park: 0.7 mi
  • Eagle Pass Softball Complex: 1.0 mi
Historic sites: 16
Peaks: 4
  • Hillcrest: 1.0 mi
  • Deadmans Hill: 7.2 mi
  • Chapotal Hill: 9.1 mi
  • Consuelo Hill: 12.5 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Museums: 1
Nature reserves: 1
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chapotal HillNE 44°282 m9.1 mi
Deadmans HillNE 52°276 m7.2 mi
Consuelo HillNNE 21°263 m12.5 mi
HillcrestNW 307°256 m1.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4719:2319:54
June solstice06:4520:0920:44
September equinox07:3119:0919:40
December solstice07:3117:1517:50

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F525765717884868780716052
Precip in0.70.71.22.02.82.22.11.73.32.11.10.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Eagle Pass 3N, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/5264981891

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