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George Grant

George Grant from directly overhead

George Grant is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 244 m. Crawford Mountain stands 416 m to the west-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Rodney Vanderbilt, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Brazos Trail passes 8.2 miles off.

What the record says

Inscription
George Grant III 4/10/1958 - 8/16/2022 Long Live The Lion

How to reach it

Coordinates31.06928, -97.66117

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Carl Levin Park: 0.1 mi
  • Goode Connell Park: 0.8 mi
  • Skiptcha Park: 1.1 mi
  • Purser Family Park: 1.2 mi
  • Kern Park: 1.3 mi
Peaks
  • Miller Mountain: 1.2 mi
  • Dana Peak: 4.2 mi
  • Douglas Mountains: 5.2 mi
  • Cedar Knob: 5.4 mi
  • Bald Knob: 6.2 mi
Historic sites: 39
Museums: 9
Gardens: 8
Attractions: 5
  • Old Town Salado: 11.0 mi
  • CCC Rock Tower: 20.8 mi
  • Bird Blind: 20.8 mi
  • CCC Plaque: 21.2 mi
  • Historic Bell: 21.2 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Springs: 3
  • Warwick Springs: 12.3 mi
  • Headquarters Springs: 12.3 mi
  • Brushy Spring: 17.2 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Wyndham Hill Picnic Area: 17.3 mi
  • Silverstone Park Picnic Area: 17.7 mi
Cliffs: 1
Artworks: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.5 miles of George Grant. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Crawford MountainWNW416 m22.1 mi
Taylor MountainW401 m18.0 mi
Herzog MountainWNW382 m18.2 mi
Twin MountainsWNW381 m17.1 mi
Sevenmile MountainW374 m12.4 mi
Anderson MountainWNW372 m14.7 mi
Ivy MountainW362 m12.0 mi
Shell MountainsNNW361 m19.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:1119:43
June solstice06:2820:0320:38
September equinox07:2018:5719:29
December solstice07:2616:5717:33

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485259657381848578685849
Precip in2.42.23.32.14.73.22.71.63.93.42.72.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Killeen, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12210276946

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