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Martin, Emmett

Martin, Emmett from directly overhead

Martin, Emmett is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 559 m. Lucky Knob stands 677 m to the west-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Garden of Memories Cemetery, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. 23 named places lie within 25 miles, 8 of them named summits.

What the record says

Built
1968
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

How to reach it

Coordinates34.00719, -100.29292

23 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 8
  • Bull Pasture Hill: 12.5 mi
  • Red Hills: 13.3 mi
  • Marys Peak: 15.8 mi
  • Wild Horse Mountain: 17.1 mi
  • Lowrance Mountain: 20.9 mi
Springs: 3
  • Salt Spring: 7.9 mi
  • Boiling Spring: 19.4 mi
  • Pouring Spring: 19.6 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Nature reserves: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lucky KnobWNW677 m21.7 mi
Bull Pasture HillW635 m12.5 mi
Red HillsWNW635 m13.3 mi
Fourmile HillS592 m23.8 mi
Wild Horse MountainSE577 m17.1 mi
Flat TopNNE562 m23.5 mi
Marys PeakENE552 m15.8 mi
Lowrance MountainSE552 m20.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4619:2019:53
June solstice06:3120:1920:56
September equinox07:3019:0619:39
December solstice07:4416:5817:37

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414553627180848374635142
Precip in0.80.91.62.43.33.51.92.22.91.91.41.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Paducah 7E, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12403565563

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