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Mustang Prairie

Mustang Prairie from directly overhead

Mustang Prairie is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 144 m. Horn Hill stands 201 m to the north, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Chinese Labor on the Houston & Texas Central Railway, a historic site 3.9 miles away. Texas Brazos Trail passes 8.2 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

cemetery in Falls County, Texas, United States

Wikidata Q117643550, matched on coordinates and name (46 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1997
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates31.25075, -96.64124

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 9
  • Franklin Ranch Community Park: 15.7 mi
  • Marlin City Park: 15.9 mi
  • Falconer Park: 15.9 mi
  • Virginia Field Park: 18.6 mi
  • Hawkins Park: 19.9 mi
Peaks: 5
  • Bald Hill: 10.1 mi
  • Andrews Hill: 17.9 mi
  • Cedar Mound: 20.5 mi
  • Horn Hill: 20.5 mi
  • Payne Hill: 21.5 mi
Ghost towns: 5

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Horn HillN 358°201 m20.5 mi
Andrews HillNNE 32°140 m17.9 mi
Payne HillE 96°137 m21.5 mi
Bald HillWNW 283°122 m10.1 mi
Cedar MoundNE 36°113 m20.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0619:38
June solstice06:2419:5920:35
September equinox07:1618:5319:25
December solstice07:2216:5217:29

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F465057657280838377675648
Precip in3.32.93.73.45.03.01.82.23.14.32.93.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marlin, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/13971389791

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