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Majors Army Airfield

Majors Army Airfield from directly overhead

Majors Army Airfield is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 161 m. Hays Hills stands 180 m to the west-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Oak Creek Park, a park 0.7 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 7.8 miles off.

What the record says

Built
1994
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates33.06560, -96.07680

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Oak Creek Park: 0.7 mi
  • Ellis Park: 2.4 mi
  • Greenville Sports Park: 3.5 mi
  • Wright Park: 3.6 mi
  • Warren Park: 3.8 mi
Historic sites
Attractions: 5
  • The Attic: 4.0 mi
  • Royse City Calaboose: 15.9 mi
  • Cookston Court: 16.1 mi
  • future abandoned house: 17.4 mi
  • Section of the Rockwall: 24.1 mi
Museums: 5
  • Audie Murphy and Cotton Museum: 4.2 mi
  • Aviation Unmanned Vehicle Museum: 9.6 mi
  • Northeast Texas Children's Museum: 16.3 mi
  • Farmersville Heritage Museum: 17.7 mi
  • Rockwall County Historical Foundation Museum: 23.5 mi
Nature reserves: 3
  • Pawnee Inlet Unit: 6.5 mi
  • Caddo Creek Unit: 9.1 mi
  • Flagstone Creek Estates HOA Nature Trail: 24.6 mi
Gardens: 3
Picnic sites: 2
  • Graham Park Pavilion: 6.6 mi
  • Day Use Sites: 21.5 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Deer Statue: 4.1 mi
Beaches: 1
Peaks: 1
  • Hays Hills: 19.6 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Majors Army Airfield. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hays HillsWNW 292°180 m19.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2919:0419:36
June solstice06:1720:0120:37
September equinox07:1318:5019:23
December solstice07:2416:4417:22

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F464957657381868678675648
Precip in3.23.54.44.15.84.23.12.43.85.03.64.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Greenville Kgvl Radio, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12438024549

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