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Pierian Club

Pierian Club from directly overhead

Pierian Club is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 312 m. Messanger Mountain stands 502 m to the west-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Lampasas Public Library, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 24 miles off.

What the record says

Built
2003
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates31.06684, -98.18085

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Cedar Top Peak: 5.4 mi
  • Carter Mountains: 6.5 mi
  • Flat Top Peak: 6.7 mi
  • Bachelor Peak: 7.0 mi
  • Boys Peak: 7.2 mi
Parks: 47
  • Campbell Park/Hanna Springs Sculpture Garden: 0.2 mi
  • Indian Trails Nature Area: 0.3 mi
  • Cooper Springs Nature Park: 0.4 mi
  • College Street Park: 0.5 mi
  • Turner Field Park: 0.5 mi
Springs: 11
  • Gooch Spring: 1.4 mi
  • Adams Spring: 5.3 mi
  • Big Spring: 13.7 mi
  • Persimmon Spring: 14.6 mi
  • Trough Spring: 15.4 mi
Cliffs: 10
Museums: 7
  • Lampasas County Museum: 0.1 mi
  • Burnet County Historical Jail: 21.5 mi
  • Fort Croghan Museum: 21.6 mi
  • Highland Lakes Squadron - Commemorative Air Force: 22.9 mi
  • 1st cav War on Terror: 24.7 mi
Attractions: 1
  • World's Largest Spur: 1.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Waterfalls: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25.0 miles of Pierian Club. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Messanger MountainWNW502 m13.4 mi
Knight MountainWNW501 m11.4 mi
Long MountainSW490 m14.7 mi
Payne MountainNNW490 m22.5 mi
Twin Sister PeaksWNW485 m11.7 mi
Lookout MountainSW484 m13.8 mi
Potato HillSSW484 m18.7 mi
Waters MountainW480 m9.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1319:45
June solstice06:3020:0520:40
September equinox07:2218:5919:31
December solstice07:2816:5917:35

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F475158657381848478675748
Precip in2.22.23.02.54.63.51.92.32.43.02.22.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lampasas, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/13971427507

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