Mizpah Gate
Mizpah Gate is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 284 m. Brushy Knob stands 303 m to the northwest, 7.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Hopps Museum and Welcome Center, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 13 miles off. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
historic place in Keene, Johnson County, Texas
Wikidata Q110025415, matched on coordinates and name (3 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 2009
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 12.7 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Callicott Student Park: 0.4 mi
- Elisa Carver Park: 0.8 mi
- Carver Park: 3.8 mi
- John P. Bradshaw Park: 4.3 mi
- Lake Park: 4.4 mi
- ATM: 0.4 mi
- Keene Cemetery: 0.7 mi
- Pioneer Memorial: 0.7 mi
- Memorial to Carl Johnston: 0.7 mi
- Oliver Perry Arnold (1826-1905): 1.9 mi
- Hopps Museum and Welcome Center: 0.0 mi
- Dinosaur Science Museum and Research Center: 0.1 mi
- Layland Museum: 4.8 mi
- Cleburne Railroad Museum: 4.8 mi
- Lowell Smith Sr. History Center: 4.8 mi
- Guinn Garden at Buffalo Creek: 5.1 mi
- Iris Garden: 6.6 mi
- Fire Station 16 Memorial Garden: 8.9 mi
- elizabeth crockett butterfly Garden: 19.8 mi
- Lake Park Neighborhood Entrance: 20.0 mi
- Cleburne Heritage Monument: 3.9 mi
- 1933 Central Texas Bus Line Depot: 4.7 mi
- Welcome to Historic Cleburne: 4.8 mi
- Shannon's Wings: 4.8 mi
- How Do You Stack Up?: 4.9 mi
- ATSF 999457: 4.6 mi
- The Spirit of Cleburne: 5.3 mi
- Main Event Entertainment: 20.2 mi
- Rogers-O'Daniel House: 22.3 mi
- Elephant: 22.6 mi
- Brushy Knob: 7.1 mi
- Caddo Peak: 7.6 mi
- Turkey Peak: 10.0 mi
- Poverty Knob: 10.3 mi
- Brushy Mound: 10.9 mi
- Red Bluff: 16.5 mi
- Broke Rock: 17.8 mi
- Bluff Mills: 18.4 mi
- Bluff Overlook: 19.5 mi
- Robinson Bluff: 22.0 mi
- Old City Spring: 5.0 mi
- Big Ham Hole Spring: 15.1 mi
- Little Ham Hole Spring: 15.2 mi
- Hawkins Spring: 21.1 mi
- Vivian J. Malone Preserve: 11.2 mi
- Sheri Capehart Nature Preserve: 19.4 mi
- Acton Nature Center: 19.8 mi
- Canoe Docks: 18.9 mi
- Lynn Creek Park Beach: 23.6 mi
- Acton Tabernacle: 21.5 mi
- Brazos Point: 22.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mizpah Gate. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brushy Knob | NW 305° | 303 m | 7.1 mi |
| Caddo Peak | NW 321° | 303 m | 7.6 mi |
| Barnard Knob | WSW 258° | 292 m | 18.4 mi |
| Berry Knob | WSW 249° | 285 m | 18.0 mi |
| Brushy Mound | N 353° | 275 m | 10.9 mi |
| Turkey Peak | N 352° | 266 m | 10.0 mi |
| Brushy Knob | S 181° | 232 m | 14.9 mi |
| Bee Mountain | SSW 211° | 232 m | 20.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:09 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:23 | 20:04 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:55 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:51 | 17:29 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 45 | 49 | 56 | 64 | 72 | 80 | 84 | 84 | 77 | 66 | 55 | 47 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 4.4 | 2.9 | 2.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cleburne, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/13971387740
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