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Robert Cooke Buckner

Robert Cooke Buckner from directly overhead

Robert Cooke Buckner is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 180 m. Robertson Hill stands 116 m to the south-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is First Baptist Church of Paris, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Lakes Trail runs past it.

What the record says

Built
1968
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates33.65972, -95.55442

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 45
  • Downtown Community Park: 0.1 mi
  • Bywaters Park: 0.1 mi
  • Fountain Plaza: 0.2 mi
  • Skate Park: 0.2 mi
  • Walking Park: 0.3 mi
Museums: 5
Attractions: 2
Rest areas: 2
Nature reserves: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Hippie Beach: 13.3 mi
Cliffs: 1
Peaks: 1
  • Robertson Hill: 20.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Robertson HillSSE 153°116 m20.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2719:0119:34
June solstice06:1320:0020:36
September equinox07:1118:4819:21
December solstice07:2416:4017:19

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434856647381858578665546
Precip in3.13.34.44.75.64.33.53.03.94.64.24.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Paris, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12438027688

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