Geographic Center of Texas
Geographic Center of Texas is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 465 m. Rattlesnake Point stands 602 m to the west-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Heart Of Texas Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Texas Forts Trail passes 11 miles off. 87 named places lie within 25 miles, 22 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 1963
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 10.6 mi off the Texas Forts Trail
87 named places within 25 miles
- Cowboy Cemetery: 4.5 mi
- Bowser Community: 11.2 mi
- Rochelle Depot: 11.6 mi
- Fife Cemetery: 12.1 mi
- Rochelle Cemetery: 12.3 mi
- Heart Of Texas Park: 0.3 mi
- Soldiers Waterhole Historical Monument: 15.4 mi
- Richland Springs City Park: 15.6 mi
- Camp Billy Gibbons: 19.6 mi
- E. O. Martin Memorial Park: 20.6 mi
- Lost Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Packsaddle Hill: 3.8 mi
- Round Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Morgan Mountain: 4.6 mi
- Lost Point: 4.8 mi
- Pear Valley: 19.9 mi
- HOT Museum: 20.2 mi
- Sheltered Table: 20.5 mi
- Chimney Bluff: 23.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Geographic Center of Texas. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rattlesnake Point | WSW 248° | 602 m | 23.2 mi |
| Corn Creek Hills | SSW 204° | 597 m | 8.8 mi |
| Table Top Mountain | SW 230° | 592 m | 13.2 mi |
| Bryson Hill | SSW 195° | 528 m | 18.6 mi |
| Brady Mountain | SSE 149° | 508 m | 22.7 mi |
| Round Mountain | SW 221° | 503 m | 4.1 mi |
| Lost Mountain | NW 305° | 496 m | 3.4 mi |
| Krueger Hill | NNE 28° | 485 m | 21.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:41 | 19:17 | 19:49 |
| June solstice | 06:33 | 20:09 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 19:03 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 17:02 | 17:39 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 47 | 51 | 58 | 65 | 73 | 80 | 83 | 83 | 76 | 67 | 56 | 48 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brady, 20 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12452339211
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