Gus Bailey
Gus Bailey is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 180 m. Caddo Peak stands 303 m to the north, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Blum Cemetery, a historic site 0.3 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail runs past it. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1964
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- On the Texas Lakes Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Nolan River Park: 4.3 mi
- Chisholm Trail Park: 4.7 mi
- Hamm Creek Park: 5.7 mi
- City Park: 8.6 mi
- Old Fort Park: 9.6 mi
- Blum Cemetery: 0.3 mi
- Phillip Nolan Historical Marker: 2.5 mi
- Grange Hall Cemetery: 5.9 mi
- Rio Vista: 6.4 mi
- Menefee Reunion: 6.5 mi
- Texas Children's Museum: 6.5 mi
- The Chisholm Trail Outdoor Museum: 12.8 mi
- Gone With the Wind Museum: 13.7 mi
- Whitney museum: 13.9 mi
- Johnson County Courthouse Museum: 14.2 mi
- Wild Frontier, Trail Dust, And Rails: 14.1 mi
- How Do You Stack Up?: 14.1 mi
- General Cleburne: 14.1 mi
- Welcome to Historic Cleburne: 14.2 mi
- 1933 Central Texas Bus Line Depot: 14.2 mi
- Broke Rock: 3.7 mi
- Robinson Bluff: 5.7 mi
- Bluff Mills: 6.0 mi
- White Bluff: 8.3 mi
- Hendrick Arnold Bluff: 10.2 mi
- Brushy Knob: 4.8 mi
- Bee Mountain: 6.3 mi
- Powelldale Mountains: 10.0 mi
- Berry Knob: 16.7 mi
- Pilot Knob: 18.8 mi
- Little Ham Hole Spring: 6.8 mi
- Big Ham Hole Spring: 7.4 mi
- Old City Spring: 14.2 mi
- Vivian J. Malone Preserve: 7.1 mi
- Aquilla Wildlife Management Area: 17.9 mi
- Glen Rose Bird Sanctuary: 21.9 mi
- Serenity Point: 11.7 mi
- The Spirit of Cleburne: 13.7 mi
- ATSF 999457: 14.4 mi
- Iris Garden: 13.6 mi
- Guinn Garden at Buffalo Creek: 14.0 mi
- Somervell County Master Gardeners Demo Garden: 21.7 mi
- Hill County Southbound Rest Area: 22.8 mi
- Hill County Northbound Rest Area: 23.5 mi
- Brazos Point: 13.3 mi
- Canoe Docks: 22.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Gus Bailey. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caddo Peak | N 358° | 303 m | 23.4 mi |
| Dinner Hill | WSW 249° | 302 m | 23.1 mi |
| Pilot Knob | SW 219° | 301 m | 18.8 mi |
| Barnard Knob | NW 314° | 292 m | 19.4 mi |
| Berry Knob | NW 311° | 285 m | 16.7 mi |
| Brushy Knob | ENE 57° | 232 m | 4.8 mi |
| Bee Mountain | W 269° | 232 m | 6.3 mi |
| Powelldale Mountains | SW 217° | 218 m | 10.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:09 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:24 | 20:04 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:55 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:52 | 17:30 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 45 | 49 | 56 | 64 | 72 | 80 | 84 | 84 | 77 | 66 | 55 | 47 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 4.4 | 2.9 | 2.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cleburne, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12414128219
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