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In Memory Of Private Gregg, William Max, W. H. Kilpatrick

In Memory Of Private Gregg, William Max, W. H. Kilpatrick from directly overhead

In Memory Of Private Gregg, William Max, W. H. Kilpatrick is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 700 m. Haystack Mountain stands 879 m to the north-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Swenson Park, a park 0.9 miles away. Texas Plains Trail passes 20 miles off. 52 named places lie within 25 miles, 13 of them named summits.

The record

What the record says

Built
1936
Material
aluminium
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates33.47770, -100.83854
Around it

52 named places within 25 miles

Historic sites: 27
Peaks: 13
  • Steele Hills: 3.6 mi
  • Soldier Mound: 4.3 mi
  • Cathey Hill: 7.2 mi
  • Croton Breaks: 9.4 mi
  • Red Hill: 9.7 mi
Parks: 4
  • Swenson Park: 0.9 mi
  • Dickens City Park: 9.9 mi
  • Dickens Spring County Park: 10.2 mi
  • Jayton Park: 20.4 mi
Artworks: 2
Waterfalls: 2
  • 20 foot falls: 22.4 mi
  • Silver Falls: 22.6 mi
Museums: 1
Springs: 1
  • Dickens Spring: 10.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of In Memory Of Private Gregg, William Max, W. H. Kilpatrick. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Haystack MountainNNW 331°879 m13.3 mi
Mackenzie PeakN 356°874 m11.3 mi
Indian HillWNW 299°845 m20.1 mi
Bunker HillWNW 292°811 m12.8 mi
Negro HillW 279°811 m17.2 mi
Negro HillWNW 285°797 m11.1 mi
Soldier MoundNNW 346°756 m4.3 mi
Cathey HillN 357°751 m7.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4819:2319:55
June solstice06:3520:2020:57
September equinox07:3219:0919:42
December solstice07:4417:0217:40

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414553617078828173625042
Precip in0.70.81.31.92.83.32.42.42.52.11.21.1

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

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12403539972

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