Founding of Town of Marion, 1877
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
How to reach it
- On the Texas Independence Trail
- 6.4 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Wetland Wonders · 24 mi
- Sinkholes · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- Marion Public Schools: 0.2 mi
- Marion State Bank: 0.3 mi
- St. Paul Church: 5.2 mi
- Cibolo: 5.8 mi
- Altwein Family: 6.2 mi
- McKenna Children's Museum: 8.7 mi
- Sophienburg Museum & Archives: 8.9 mi
- New Braunfels Fire Museum: 9.1 mi
- New Braunfels Railroad Museum: 9.1 mi
- Fiedler Memorial Museum: 9.5 mi
- 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
- Natural Bridge Mining Company: 14.8 mi
- Natural Bridge: 14.8 mi
- Bracken Cave: 15.1 mi
- Off-Road Adventure Ride: 15.3 mi
- Green Acres Golf and Games: 16.6 mi
- 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
- Water Garden Gems: 5.4 mi
- Ron Pedde Memorial Community Garden: 5.7 mi
- Guadalupe County Community Garden: 7.3 mi
- Monarch Waystation: 14.5 mi
- El Dorado Community Garden: 15.5 mi
- Concrete: 13.3 mi
- Carpenter: 13.5 mi
- Adkins: 13.6 mi
- Lone Oak Community: 15.4 mi
- Fratt: 15.9 mi
- 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
- Canyon Lake Spillway Gorge: 20.2 mi
- Canyon Lake Spillway Gorge: 20.2 mi
- Canyon Lake Spillway Gorge: 20.3 mi
- Canyon Lake Spillway Gorge: 20.3 mi
- Canyon Lake Spillway Gorge: 20.3 mi
- Menoo Woods: 8.0 mi
- Bracken Cave Preserve: 14.5 mi
- James C. Curry Nature Center: 19.5 mi
- San Marcos Aquatic Resources Center: 21.1 mi
- Purgatory Creek Greenspace: 23.3 mi
- Guadalupe County Westbound Rest Area: 20.4 mi
- Guadalupe County Eastbound Rest Area: 20.7 mi
- The Picnic Place: 15.3 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Devils Hill | NW 312° | 466 m | 24.7 mi |
| Startz Hill | NNW 332° | 428 m | 19.7 mi |
| Vogels Peak | NW 305° | 414 m | 19.3 mi |
| Ailor Hill | WNW 283° | 379 m | 24.7 mi |
| Classen Hill | WNW 289° | 374 m | 19.4 mi |
| Scott Hill | W 280° | 367 m | 24.5 mi |
| Baldy Mountain | N 351° | 345 m | 22.5 mi |
| Comanche Lookout | W 274° | 315 m | 13.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:13 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:34 | 20:02 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:59 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 17:03 | 17:39 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Dec.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 49 | 53 | 60 | 67 | 74 | 80 | 83 | 83 | 78 | 69 | 58 | 52 |
| Precip in | 2.3 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.4 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW Braunfels, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12403617460
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