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Rainbow Tourist Camp and Courts

Rainbow Tourist Camp and Courts from directly overhead

Rainbow Tourist Camp and Courts is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 147 m. Yegua Benchmark stands 232 m to the south-southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Hale Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Texas Brazos Trail passes 18 miles off. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

historic place in Rockdale, Milam County, Texas

Wikidata Q110025588, matched on coordinates and name (46 m apart).

What the record says

Built
2015
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates30.66022, -96.99212

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 24
  • Hale Park: 0.2 mi
  • Bridge Park: 0.2 mi
  • Fair Park & Rodeo Arena: 1.2 mi
  • Veterans Park: 2.0 mi
  • Ledbetter Park: 12.5 mi
Peaks: 10
  • Taylor Mountain: 5.9 mi
  • Hart Mountain: 6.6 mi
  • Wilson Hill: 13.5 mi
  • Eland Rough: 14.5 mi
  • Sugarloaf Mountain: 18.5 mi
Ghost towns: 7
Museums: 5
Nature reserves: 5
Cliffs: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • TXDAR Centennial Park - Old Nashville Site: 23.2 mi
Artworks: 1
  • The Dime Box: 23.2 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rainbow Tourist Camp and Courts. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Yegua BenchmarkSSW 208°232 m24.9 mi
Taylor MountainE 84°196 m5.9 mi
Hart MountainENE 71°194 m6.6 mi
Wilson HillNE 51°164 m13.5 mi
Eland RoughENE 60°150 m14.5 mi
Sugarloaf MountainNE 53°150 m18.5 mi
Long MountainNE 55°140 m19.0 mi
Clay HillSSW 209°138 m18.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3319:0819:40
June solstice06:2719:5920:34
September equinox07:1718:5419:26
December solstice07:2216:5517:32

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Dec.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F505561687581838479696052
Precip in2.62.32.92.35.33.62.62.53.94.33.13.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cameron, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/13971387764

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