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Rabb's Prairie

Rabb's Prairie from directly overhead

Rabb's Prairie is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 86 m. Royston Hill stands 174 m to the west, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Indian Hill, a peak 1.8 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 3.0 miles off. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1996
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates29.96662, -96.87884

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 32
  • Lester Park: 3.7 mi
  • Jaycee Park: 4.0 mi
  • Kruschel Park: 4.3 mi
  • White Rock Park: 4.7 mi
  • Monument Hill & Kreische Brewery State Historic Site: 5.4 mi
Ghost towns: 11
Peaks: 7
  • Indian Hill: 1.8 mi
  • Monument Hill: 5.6 mi
  • Hellers Hill: 6.9 mi
  • Live Oak Hill: 14.6 mi
  • Rocky Hill: 16.3 mi
Cliffs: 2

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Royston HillW 274°174 m20.9 mi
Hellers HillNE 50°168 m6.9 mi
Homeyer MountainNE 43°139 m18.4 mi
Monument HillS 184°138 m5.6 mi
Rocky HillESE 119°137 m16.3 mi
Live Oak HillSE 124°125 m14.6 mi
Indian HillW 269°101 m1.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0819:39
June solstice06:2819:5720:32
September equinox07:1718:5419:26
December solstice07:2016:5717:33

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515561687682858680716053
Precip in3.22.73.22.94.43.62.12.63.64.33.73.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LA Grange, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12403586740

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