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Gus Bailey

Gus Bailey from directly overhead

Gus Bailey is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 180 m. Brushy Knob stands 303 m to the north, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Blum Cemetery, a historic site 0.3 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail runs past it. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1964
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates32.14238, -97.39721

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 60
  • 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
Museums: 19
  • 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
Artworks: 17
  • 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
Peaks: 9
  • 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
Cliffs: 8
Nature reserves: 3
Attractions: 3
Ghost towns: 1
Beaches: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Brushy KnobN 356°303 m21.7 mi
Caddo PeakN 358°303 m23.4 mi
Dinner HillWSW 249°302 m23.1 mi
Pilot KnobSW 219°301 m18.8 mi
Barnard KnobNW 314°292 m19.4 mi
Berry KnobNW 311°285 m16.7 mi
Brushy KnobENE 57°232 m4.8 mi
Bee MountainW 269°232 m6.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3419:0919:42
June solstice06:2420:0420:40
September equinox07:1918:5519:28
December solstice07:2716:5217:30

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F454956647280848477665547
Precip in2.62.53.53.14.33.92.12.83.04.42.92.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cleburne, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12414128219

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