El Camino Real
El Camino Real is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 75 m. Taylor Mountain stands 196 m to the west, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Progressive Church (abandoned, building has collapsed), a historic site 0.3 miles away. Texas Brazos Trail passes 2.7 miles off. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1973
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 2.7 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Progressive Church (abandoned, building has collapsed): 0.3 mi
- Bryan Air Force Base: 2.2 mi
- Moseley's Ferry: 2.7 mi
- Brazos River Levee: 2.8 mi
- Steele's Store Community: 3.1 mi
- Autumn Lake Park: 6.8 mi
- Villa West Park: 7.0 mi
- Steele-Milburn Field: 7.1 mi
- Shirewood Park: 7.2 mi
- Henderson Park: 7.4 mi
- Varisco: 2.2 mi
- Stone City: 2.4 mi
- Sims: 3.1 mi
- Boonville: 10.9 mi
- Moore: 13.5 mi
- Children's Museum of Brazos Valley: 8.2 mi
- Brazos Valley African American Museum: 8.5 mi
- James A. Baker, III Pavilion: 9.7 mi
- George Bush Presidential Library & Museum: 9.7 mi
- Children's Museum of Brazos Valley: 10.3 mi
- Mount Aggie: 9.8 mi
- Red Hill: 17.2 mi
- Long Mountain: 17.9 mi
- Eland Rough: 18.4 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 18.5 mi
- Art 979 Art Gallery: 8.0 mi
- Square One Art Gallery: 8.0 mi
- George Bush Statue: 9.7 mi
- Our Lady of Victory: 9.7 mi
- How to Build a Sphere Out of Cubes: 10.0 mi
- 1st Methodist Park: 8.4 mi
- Haswell Park Picnic #3: 8.8 mi
- Haswell Park Picnic #2: 8.9 mi
- Haswell Park Picnic #4: 8.9 mi
- Haswell Park Picnic #1: 9.0 mi
- Leach Teaching Gardens: 9.5 mi
- Texas A&M Horticulture Gardens: 9.8 mi
- Cynthia Woods Mitchell Garden: 9.9 mi
- TXDAR Centennial Park - Old Nashville Site: 15.2 mi
- Picnic Area: 16.8 mi
- Earth Art: 8.1 mi
- Hidalgo Bluffs: 24.9 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor Mountain | W 274° | 196 m | 23.1 mi |
| Hart Mountain | W 278° | 194 m | 22.9 mi |
| Wilson Hill | WNW 297° | 164 m | 20.7 mi |
| Eland Rough | WNW 297° | 150 m | 18.4 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | NW 311° | 150 m | 18.5 mi |
| Red Hill | N 8° | 143 m | 17.2 mi |
| Long Mountain | NW 312° | 140 m | 17.9 mi |
| Mockingbird Hill | SW 223° | 128 m | 19.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:06 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 06:25 | 19:57 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:52 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 16:53 | 17:30 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 52 | 55 | 62 | 69 | 76 | 83 | 85 | 86 | 81 | 71 | 60 | 53 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 4.9 | 3.3 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — College STN Easterwood FLD, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12395081476
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