Radcliffe Killam
Radcliffe Killam is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 153 m. Cerrito Prieto stands 234 m to the north, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Lamar Bruni Vergara Planetarium, a attraction 0.1 miles away. Texas Tropical Trail passes 5.3 miles off. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 2011
- Material
- aluminium
- Inscription
- Radcliffe Killam Oliver Winfield “O.W.” Killam and Harriet Smith Killam, the parents of Radcliffe Killam, were born and educated in Missouri, and moved to Laredo in 1920. With them traveled their son, Radcliffe Killam, born in Grove, Oklahoma on July...
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 5.3 mi off the Texas Tropical Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Winfield Park: 1.4 mi
- El Ranchito Group Facility: 2.0 mi
- Camp Huisache: 2.4 mi
- Andrew Circle Park: 2.5 mi
- Jovita Idar's El Progreso Park: 2.6 mi
- No More Mural: 2.6 mi
- Jovita Idar Memorial: 2.6 mi
- Manadas Creek: 2.9 mi
- Different is Beautiful: 2.9 mi
- Manadas Creek, The Lifeblood of North Central Park: 3.1 mi
- Laredo Air Force Base: 2.4 mi
- Deaf Smith: 2.6 mi
- Muro Del Amor: 2.9 mi
- Bishop Peter Verdaguer: 4.2 mi
- City Cemetery: 4.2 mi
- Osprey Hill: 2.7 mi
- El Pico: 8.7 mi
- Loma de las Potrancas: 15.9 mi
- Cerritos Blancos: 19.3 mi
- Mendez Hills: 22.1 mi
- Laredo Water Museum: 6.4 mi
- Villa Antigua Border Heritage Museum: 6.5 mi
- Washington's Birthday Celebration Museum: 6.5 mi
- Republic of the Rio Grande Museum: 6.6 mi
- Imaginarium of South Texas: 6.8 mi
- Pescadito: 11.7 mi
- Islitas: 14.8 mi
- Darwin: 21.3 mi
- Santo Tomás: 22.7 mi
- Lamar Bruni Vergara Planetarium: 0.1 mi
- El Portal: 6.8 mi
- Texas Mexican Railway Co. Car: 7.1 mi
- TAMIU Garden: 0.2 mi
- Krizia L. Keiser Memorial Garden: 2.6 mi
- Las Palmas Bird Sanctuary: 6.4 mi
- Riverbend Nature Preserve: 7.4 mi
- Lovers Leap: 16.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Radcliffe Killam. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cerrito Prieto | N 359° | 234 m | 24.0 mi |
| Cerritos Blancos | NW 317° | 182 m | 19.3 mi |
| Loma de las Potrancas | NW 319° | 177 m | 15.9 mi |
| Cerrito Prieto | SE 125° | 172 m | 23.4 mi |
| El Pico | WNW 293° | 152 m | 8.7 mi |
| Mendez Hills | S 179° | 144 m | 22.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:42 | 19:19 | 19:50 |
| June solstice | 06:44 | 20:03 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 07:27 | 19:05 | 19:36 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 17:13 | 17:48 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–Apr.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 58 | 63 | 69 | 76 | 82 | 87 | 88 | 89 | 83 | 76 | 66 | 59 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 3.6 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Laredo Intl AP, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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