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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: 7
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
Rest areas: 2
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.8 miles of Leon River Bridge, 1904. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Franklin MountainSW 233°427 m21.4 mi
Fletchers PointW 278°415 m20.1 mi
Wayback MountainW 264°405 m16.4 mi
Round MountainSW 231°404 m22.8 mi
Twin MountainWSW 257°398 m15.3 mi
Cutoff MountainNNW 333°391 m23.8 mi
Long MountainSSW 213°389 m21.2 mi
Herzog MountainSSW 211°382 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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