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Market Square

Market Square from directly overhead

Market Square is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 231 m. Comanche Peak stands 373 m to the west, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Wild Frontier, Trail Dust, And Rails, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 11 miles off. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

Public square located in downtown Cleburne, Johnson County, Texas, United States

Wikidata Q123675349, matched on coordinates and name (7 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1967
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates32.34490, -97.38634

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks: 18
  • Wild Frontier, Trail Dust, And Rails: 0.1 mi
  • How Do You Stack Up?: 0.1 mi
  • General Cleburne: 0.2 mi
  • Welcome to Historic Cleburne: 0.2 mi
  • 1933 Central Texas Bus Line Depot: 0.3 mi
Museums: 17
Peaks: 12
Cliffs: 9
Gardens: 8
Nature reserves: 4
Attractions: 3
Beaches: 1
  • Canoe Docks: 15.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Acton Tabernacle: 19.1 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Comanche PeakW 276°373 m24.4 mi
Brushy KnobNNW 343°303 m8.0 mi
Caddo PeakN 352°303 m9.5 mi
Barnard KnobW 268°292 m14.5 mi
Berry KnobWSW 257°285 m13.6 mi
Brushy MoundN 9°275 m14.5 mi
Turkey PeakN 9°266 m13.6 mi
Brushy KnobSSE 164°232 m11.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

The recorded facing catches the sunrise.

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3419:0919:41
June solstice06:2420:0420:40
September equinox07:1818:5519:28
December solstice07:2816:5217:29

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F454956647280848477665547
Precip in2.62.53.53.14.33.92.12.83.04.42.92.5

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/11359345508

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