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El Camino Real

El Camino Real from directly overhead

El Camino Real is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 112 m. Red Hill stands 143 m to the west-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Normangee Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Texas Brazos Trail runs past it. 69 named places lie within 25 miles, 3 of them named summits.

What the record says

Built
1936
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

How to reach it

Coordinates31.02535, -96.11527

69 named places within 25 miles

Ghost towns: 6
Parks: 5
  • Normangee Park: 0.5 mi
  • Normangee City Park: 5.1 mi
  • Lake Madison Park: 13.2 mi
  • Fort Boggy State Park: 13.6 mi
  • Franklin Ranch Community Park: 23.3 mi
Peaks: 3
  • Hayden Mountain: 12.9 mi
  • Payne Hill: 16.5 mi
  • Red Hill: 22.7 mi
Museums: 1
  • Bray's Motor Museum & Playground: 13.0 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Red HillWSW 246°143 m22.7 mi
Payne HillNW 324°137 m16.5 mi
Hayden MountainNNE 32°123 m12.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2919:0419:36
June solstice06:2219:5620:32
September equinox07:1318:5119:23
December solstice07:1916:5117:27

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Dec.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495360677480838478695851
Precip in4.43.33.43.44.93.82.93.43.94.74.34.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Madisonville, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12438067920

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