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Pleasant Run

Pleasant Run from directly overhead

Pleasant Run is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 170 m. Chalk Hill stands 202 m to the northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is First Baptist Church of Lancaster, a historic site 0.9 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 18 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1974
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

How to reach it

Coordinates32.60598, -96.76003

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Stanford Park: 0.9 mi
  • Rocky Crest Park: 1.1 mi
  • Verona Park: 1.1 mi
  • Spies Roberts Park: 1.1 mi
  • Lancaster City Park: 1.3 mi
Attractions
Artworks
Gardens: 50
Museums: 38
  • Henry B. Tippie National Aviation Education Center: 7.6 mi
  • Commemorative Air Force Headquarters: 7.6 mi
  • Fred and Barbara Clark Telling Restoration Hangar: 7.6 mi
  • International Museum of Cultures: 8.5 mi
  • Oswald Rooming House Museum: 11.0 mi
Nature reserves: 13
Ghost towns: 5
Picnic sites: 2
Peaks: 2
Cliffs: 2
Springs: 2
  • Hawkins Spring: 15.2 mi
  • McKamy Spring: 23.3 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Lynn Creek Park Beach: 15.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • SoPac Trail Rest Area: 16.5 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chalk HillNW 322°202 m12.3 mi
Sand HillESE 107°117 m17.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0619:39
June solstice06:2120:0220:38
September equinox07:1618:5319:25
December solstice07:2616:4817:26

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F475057657481858578675648
Precip in3.03.14.03.94.34.02.02.82.74.92.83.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ferris, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12403582245

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