Gold Star Memorial
Gold Star Memorial is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 219 m. Round Mountain stands 319 m to the west-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Texas Museum of Theatre and Broadcast, a museum 0.1 miles away. Texas Brazos Trail passes 7.4 miles off. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Material
- metal
How to reach it
- 7.4 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
- 25.6 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Legacy Park: 0.2 mi
- Kasting Park: 0.7 mi
- Amsler Park: 0.8 mi
- Launch Pad Park: 1.1 mi
- Oglesby Park: 5.6 mi
- McGregor Mirror: 0.1 mi
- McGregor: 0.2 mi
- Texas State Historical Marker: 0.2 mi
- Blue Star Memorial Highway: 0.3 mi
- First Christian Church of McGregor (Disciples of Christ): 0.3 mi
- Hubby Hill: 8.3 mi
- Bread Tray Mountain: 14.2 mi
- King Mountain: 15.4 mi
- Bland Mountain: 16.7 mi
- Langford Mountain: 17.2 mi
- Texas Museum of Theatre and Broadcast: 0.1 mi
- Valley Mills Santa Fe Railway Depot: 15.4 mi
- Red Men Hall: 15.5 mi
- Lee Lockwood Library and Museum: 16.2 mi
- Texas Scottish Rite Museum: 16.2 mi
- Garden of Contentment: 18.3 mi
- National Pan-Hellenic Council Gardens: 18.4 mi
- Gregory Gardens: 18.5 mi
- Erica Cummings Memorial Prayer Garden: 18.7 mi
- (27) Herb Garden: 21.5 mi
- Old Troy: 15.6 mi
- Bland: 17.0 mi
- Aiken: 19.3 mi
- Pendell: 20.5 mi
- Brookhaven: 22.2 mi
- Historic Bell: 8.6 mi
- CCC Plaque: 8.6 mi
- Bird Blind: 9.0 mi
- CCC Rock Tower: 9.1 mi
- Waco Traffic Circle: 17.1 mi
- Lovers Leap: 17.6 mi
- Emmons Cliff: 17.8 mi
- Lawson Point: 17.8 mi
- Mcc beach: 16.8 mi
- Pullin Family Marina Beach: 19.0 mi
- Temple Wildcat: 23.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Gold Star Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Round Mountain | WSW 239° | 319 m | 24.5 mi |
| Henson Mountains | WSW 246° | 313 m | 20.2 mi |
| Bald Knob | W 261° | 302 m | 22.8 mi |
| Smith Mountain | SW 225° | 301 m | 23.0 mi |
| Reed Mountain | SW 225° | 295 m | 23.9 mi |
| Trapnell Point | SW 221° | 291 m | 24.3 mi |
| King Mountain | WSW 239° | 283 m | 15.4 mi |
| Sugar Loaf Mountain | SW 225° | 283 m | 24.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:09 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:26 | 20:02 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:56 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 16:55 | 17:31 |
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 | 46 | 50 | 57 | 64 | 72 | 80 | 83 | 84 | 77 | 67 | 56 | 48 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 4.9 | 3.7 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 4.6 | 2.8 | 2.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mcgregor, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/11670603286
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