Martin's Gap
Martin's Gap is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 371 m. Chaney Point stands 461 m to the southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is United Methodist Church of Fairy, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 19 miles off. 132 named places lie within 25 miles, 43 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 1964
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 19.2 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
- 20.9 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
132 named places within 25 miles
- United Methodist Church of Fairy: 0.1 mi
- Fairy Cemetery: 0.2 mi
- Old Hico: 7.2 mi
- Olin Baptist Church: 7.5 mi
- Hamilton County, C.S.A.: 8.0 mi
- Long Point: 0.8 mi
- Twin Mountains: 3.0 mi
- Lone Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Jackson Hill: 7.2 mi
- Paul Mountain: 7.2 mi
- Hico City Park: 9.4 mi
- Cranfills Gap City Park: 10.7 mi
- Pecan Creek Park: 12.2 mi
- Hamilton City Park: 12.5 mi
- Shrunk Park: 12.6 mi
- Hamilton County Historical Museum: 12.9 mi
- Walnut Springs City Museum: 20.0 mi
- Bosque Museum: 23.9 mi
- Edwin Olsen Railroad Museum: 24.3 mi
- Clifton Classic Chassis Auto Museum & Golden Age Gallery of Art: 24.4 mi
- Welcome to Walnut Springs: 20.0 mi
- The Giant U: 22.1 mi
- On the Banks of the Bosque: 24.4 mi
- Billy the Kid Statue: 9.7 mi
- High Point: 10.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Martin's Gap. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chaney Point | SW 228° | 461 m | 23.8 mi |
| Hoover Knobs | WSW 245° | 457 m | 22.7 mi |
| West Point | SW 215° | 449 m | 23.2 mi |
| Little Round Mountain | SSW 210° | 444 m | 24.7 mi |
| Sand Mountain | WNW 287° | 441 m | 22.9 mi |
| Slick Hill | W 260° | 439 m | 22.9 mi |
| Long Point | WSW 252° | 415 m | 0.8 mi |
| Twin Mountains | SSW 192° | 411 m | 3.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:12 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:28 | 20:06 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:58 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:56 | 17:33 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 45 | 48 | 56 | 64 | 72 | 80 | 83 | 83 | 75 | 65 | 55 | 46 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 2.2 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hico, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/13971399384
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