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Friendship Community

Friendship Community from directly overhead

Friendship Community is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 168 m. Rabbit Hill stands 293 m to the west-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Friendship Park, a park 1.1 miles away. Texas Brazos Trail passes 7.2 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
2006
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

How to reach it

Coordinates30.71849, -97.32147

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Friendship Park: 1.1 mi
  • Wilson H. Fox Park: 3.1 mi
  • Taylor Park: 4.1 mi
  • Willis Creek Park: 4.4 mi
  • Bartlett City Park: 8.1 mi
Artworks: 20
Ghost towns: 7
Gardens: 7
  • Taylor Liberty Garden: 11.0 mi
  • Salado Sculpture Garden: 20.6 mi
  • Southwestern University Community Garden: 21.1 mi
  • Laura Kuykendall Garden: 21.1 mi
  • Sunken Garden: 21.1 mi
Nature reserves: 5
Peaks: 5
  • Queen Hill: 13.9 mi
  • Jaecks Hill: 20.2 mi
  • Rabbit Hill: 21.8 mi
  • Clay Hill: 23.2 mi
  • Rabbit Hill: 23.5 mi
Cliffs: 2
Attractions: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • Wyndham Hill Picnic Area: 22.5 mi
  • Silverstone Park Picnic Area: 23.1 mi
Springs: 2
  • Headquarters Springs: 24.1 mi
  • Warwick Springs: 24.2 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rabbit HillWSW 247°293 m23.5 mi
Rabbit HillWSW 248°263 m21.8 mi
Queen HillWSW 257°227 m13.9 mi
Jaecks HillSW 222°214 m20.2 mi
Clay HillSSE 153°138 m23.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3419:0919:41
June solstice06:2820:0120:36
September equinox07:1818:5619:27
December solstice07:2416:5617:33

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Dec.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495360677481848579695951
Precip in2.62.22.92.75.03.52.02.43.33.42.42.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Granger DAM, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12454148860

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