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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. 46 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

46 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: 14
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

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 HillNE282 m9.1 mi
Deadmans HillNE276 m7.2 mi
Consuelo HillNNE263 m12.5 mi
HillcrestNW256 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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