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Los Ojos de Padre Margil (The Eyes of Father Margil)

Los Ojos de Padre Margil (The Eyes of Father Margil) from directly overhead

Los Ojos de Padre Margil (The Eyes of Father Margil) is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 83 m. Button Mountain stands 221 m to the northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is William Clark, Jr., a historic site 0.3 miles away. Texas Forest Trail passes 0.4 miles off. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1978
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates31.60608, -94.64492

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 30
  • Eugenia Stern Park: 0.5 mi
  • Blount Park: 0.6 mi
  • Pecan Park: 0.6 mi
  • Kiwanis Park: 0.6 mi
  • Banita Creek Park: 0.8 mi
Peaks: 10
  • The Island: 11.1 mi
  • Flower Mountain: 14.4 mi
  • Denny Mountain: 17.5 mi
  • Beard Mountain: 20.0 mi
  • Button Mountain: 20.1 mi
Ghost towns: 10
Museums: 7
Nature reserves: 2
Springs: 1
  • Tonkawa Spring: 15.6 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Angelina College Roadrunner: 22.6 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Los Ojos de Padre Margil (The Eyes of Father Margil). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Button MountainNW 322°221 m20.1 mi
Flower MountainNW 318°211 m14.4 mi
Sirls MountainNNW 337°189 m23.2 mi
Denny MountainNW 318°188 m17.5 mi
Hollow Rock MountainNE 49°172 m20.8 mi
Beard MountainNW 312°160 m20.0 mi
Bennett MountainNE 42°159 m22.1 mi
The IslandSW 217°67 m11.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2318:5819:30
June solstice06:1519:5220:27
September equinox07:0818:4519:17
December solstice07:1516:4317:20

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F475158657380838377675649
Precip in4.54.24.54.04.54.12.93.74.14.34.44.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Nacogdoches, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/13971439606

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