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Leon River Bridge, 1904

Leon River Bridge, 1904 from directly overhead

Leon River Bridge, 1904 is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 225 m. Franklin Mountain stands 427 m to the southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Coryell County Courthouse, a historic site 0.7 miles away. Texas Brazos Trail passes 1.0 miles off.

The story

Historic place in Gatesville, Coryell County, Texas.

Wikidata Q110022535, matched on coordinates and name (172 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1996
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates31.43283, -97.76130

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Raby Park: 0.8 mi
  • Faunt Le Roy Park: 0.9 mi
  • Freedom Park: 3.2 mi
  • North Fort Hood Softball Field: 5.6 mi
  • Oglesby City Park: 15.0 mi
Peaks
  • Bald Knob: 3.3 mi
  • Dalton Mountain: 6.8 mi
  • Henson Mountains: 8.0 mi
  • Bagget Mountain: 8.2 mi
  • Culp Mountain: 8.3 mi
Museums: 6
Gardens: 5
Ghost towns: 4
Attractions: 4
  • Historic Bell: 18.8 mi
  • CCC Plaque: 18.8 mi
  • Bird Blind: 18.8 mi
  • CCC Rock Tower: 18.9 mi
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.9 miles of Leon River Bridge, 1904. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Franklin MountainSW427 m21.4 mi
Crawford MountainSW416 m23.9 mi
Fletchers PointW415 m20.1 mi
Wayback MountainW405 m16.4 mi
Twin MountainWSW398 m15.3 mi
Cutoff MountainNNW391 m23.8 mi
Long MountainSSW389 m21.2 mi
Herzog MountainSSW382 m20.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1119:43
June solstice06:2820:0420:39
September equinox07:2018:5719:29
December solstice07:2716:5617:33

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485259667480848477685749
Precip in2.32.53.23.24.13.43.03.02.94.22.62.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gatesville, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12403537684

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