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Missing Man Monument

Missing Man Monument from directly overhead

Missing Man Monument is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 228 m. Devils Hill stands 466 m to the north-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Building 100 "Taj Mahal", a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Independence Trail passes 0.6 miles off.

What the record says

Built
4 March 1977

How to reach it

Coordinates29.53666, -98.28366

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Airmen's Heritage Park: 0.3 mi
  • Veterans Park: 1.0 mi
  • Cut-Off Park: 1.1 mi
  • Northview Park: 1.1 mi
  • Pickrell Park: 1.1 mi
Peaks
  • Comanche Lookout: 6.1 mi
  • Calf Hill: 7.4 mi
  • Theis Hill: 8.7 mi
  • Classen Hill: 12.9 mi
  • Mission Hill: 14.2 mi
Museums
Artworks: 50
  • Taking Flight Bronze Sculpture: 6.5 mi
  • World's Largest Cowboy Boots: 12.7 mi
  • Sunken Garden Gate: 12.8 mi
  • Magic Stones: 13.0 mi
  • F.I.S.H.: 13.7 mi
Attractions: 32
Gardens: 16
Ghost towns: 11
Springs: 11
  • Devine Spring: 11.5 mi
  • Walnut Spring: 12.1 mi
  • Cherry Spring: 12.3 mi
  • Indian Springs: 12.8 mi
  • San Pedro Spring: 14.5 mi
Nature reserves: 8
Cliffs: 7
Picnic sites: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.6 miles of Missing Man Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Devils HillNNW 332°466 m21.2 mi
High HillWNW 302°456 m19.5 mi
Leon HillWNW 298°451 m18.9 mi
Butte HillNW 307°449 m20.1 mi
Sykes HillNW 305°449 m20.3 mi
Aue HillWNW 295°444 m21.9 mi
Palmtree HillNW 307°442 m21.5 mi
Bullis HillWNW 292°440 m20.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3819:1419:45
June solstice06:3420:0220:37
September equinox07:2219:0019:31
December solstice07:2517:0417:39

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F525762697682858579726153

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Randolph AFB, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12452425374

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