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Site of Camino Real

Site of Camino Real from directly overhead

Site of Camino Real is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 100 m. Yegua Benchmark stands 232 m to the west-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Belltown Community, a historic site 1.5 miles away. Texas Brazos Trail runs past it. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1968
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates30.41437, -96.81023

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 28
  • Somerville Wildlife Management Area: 6.5 mi
  • Lake Somerville State Park - Nails Creek Unit: 6.7 mi
  • Santa Fe Park: 10.2 mi
  • Lake Somerville State Park - Nails Creek Unit: 10.7 mi
  • Lake Somerville State Park - Nails Creek Unit: 11.1 mi
Peaks: 11
  • Mockingbird Hill: 5.4 mi
  • Buzzard Knobs: 9.9 mi
  • Shepherd Mountain: 16.7 mi
  • Taylor Mountain: 18.3 mi
  • Green Mountain: 18.8 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Artworks: 1
  • The Dime Box: 4.0 mi
Rest areas: 1
Cliffs: 1
Gardens: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Yegua BenchmarkWSW 258°232 m23.2 mi
Yegua KnobbsWSW 256°225 m23.5 mi
Taylor MountainNNW 344°196 m18.3 mi
Hart MountainNNW 346°194 m19.7 mi
Eland RoughN 4°150 m24.4 mi
Homeyer MountainSSE 154°139 m19.5 mi
Clay HillW 271°138 m19.9 mi
Shepherd MountainSE 125°129 m16.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0719:39
June solstice06:2619:5820:33
September equinox07:1618:5419:25
December solstice07:2116:5517:31

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F505461677582848579705952
Precip in3.12.22.92.64.73.22.12.63.14.63.33.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lexington, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12395072461

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