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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. 76 named places lie within 25 miles, 5 of them named summits.

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

76 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 HillN201 m20.5 mi
Andrews HillNNE140 m17.9 mi
Payne HillE137 m21.5 mi
Bald HillWNW122 m10.1 mi
Cedar MoundNE113 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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