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Old Glory

Old Glory from directly overhead

Old Glory is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 509 m. Double Mountains stands 743 m to the west-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is The Mackenzie Trail, a historic site 3.6 miles away. 41 named places lie within 25 miles, 12 of them named summits.

The story

human settlement in Stonewall County, Texas, United States of America

Wikidata Q7084098, matched on coordinates and name (127 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1990
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates33.13011, -100.05473

41 named places within 25 miles

Historic sites: 22
Peaks: 12
  • Frog Mountain: 5.4 mi
  • Flat Top Mountain: 8.7 mi
  • Davidson Peak: 10.0 mi
  • Keen Mountain: 12.9 mi
  • K U Peak: 13.8 mi
Parks: 3
  • Slim Sorrells Park: 10.2 mi
  • Haskell Municipal Park: 18.7 mi
  • Harmon Park: 19.9 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Museums: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Double MountainsWSW 259°743 m23.6 mi
Eagle HillW 265°599 m17.6 mi
Poke MountainSW 231°580 m17.1 mi
Keen MountainW 276°571 m12.9 mi
Skinout MountainS 176°571 m23.6 mi
Peter HillSSW 211°566 m21.4 mi
Kiowa PeakN 0°553 m15.4 mi
Flat Top MountainSSE 156°552 m8.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4519:2019:52
June solstice06:3220:1720:53
September equinox07:2919:0619:38
December solstice07:4017:0017:38

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434655637280848375655344
Precip in1.01.21.71.73.13.42.12.72.51.91.31.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Aspermont, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12453545896

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