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Founding of Town of Marion, 1877

Founding of Town of Marion, 1877 from directly overhead

Founding of Town of Marion, 1877 is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 196 m. Devils Hill stands 466 m to the northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Veterans Community Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Independence Trail runs past it. 22 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

city in Guadalupe County, Texas, United States

Wikidata Q977940, matched on coordinates and name (187 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1977
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates29.57011, -98.13988

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Veterans Community Park: 0.0 mi
  • Basketball Park: 0.2 mi
  • Bulldog Football Park: 0.2 mi
  • Heights of Cibolo HOA Park: 5.3 mi
  • Legend Point Park: 5.5 mi
Historic sites
Museums
Artworks: 42
  • Steelmaker: 7.0 mi
  • City of a Prince: 9.1 mi
  • Martin Luther Statue: 9.5 mi
  • Rose of Lima: 10.1 mi
  • Antique Road Grader: 10.5 mi
Attractions: 31
Peaks: 22
  • Mission Hill: 10.1 mi
  • Harborth Hill: 13.6 mi
  • Comanche Lookout: 13.7 mi
  • Bading Hill: 15.1 mi
  • Calf Hill: 15.1 mi
Gardens: 17
Ghost towns: 10
Springs: 9
  • Comal Springs: 9.9 mi
  • Denning Spring: 15.4 mi
  • Devine Spring: 16.9 mi
  • Bear Springs: 17.0 mi
  • Walnut Spring: 17.4 mi
Cliffs: 8
Nature reserves: 5
Picnic sites: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Founding of Town of Marion, 1877. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Devils HillNW 312°466 m24.7 mi
Startz HillNNW 332°428 m19.7 mi
Vogels PeakNW 305°414 m19.3 mi
Ailor HillWNW 283°379 m24.7 mi
Classen HillWNW 289°374 m19.4 mi
Scott HillW 280°367 m24.5 mi
Baldy MountainN 351°345 m22.5 mi
Comanche LookoutW 274°315 m13.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1319:44
June solstice06:3420:0220:36
September equinox07:2218:5919:31
December solstice07:2417:0317:39

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495360677480838378695852
Precip in2.31.92.72.53.63.63.02.43.53.22.42.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW Braunfels, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12403617460

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