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Site of Gano Community

Site of Gano Community from directly overhead

Site of Gano Community is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 165 m. Yegua Benchmark stands 232 m to the south, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Shiloh Baptist Church, a historic site 2.3 miles away. Texas Brazos Trail passes 12 miles off. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1997
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates30.52292, -97.18784

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • City Lakes Park: 6.1 mi
  • Thorndale City Park: 6.8 mi
  • Thrall City Park: 8.1 mi
  • Lexington Memorial Park: 12.7 mi
  • Fannie Robinson Park: 12.9 mi
Peaks: 8
  • Clay Hill: 7.6 mi
  • Yegua Benchmark: 12.4 mi
  • Yegua Knobbs: 13.1 mi
  • Buzzard Knobs: 18.8 mi
  • Taylor Mountain: 20.2 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Nature reserves: 5
Artworks: 3
Gardens: 2
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Yegua BenchmarkS 181°232 m12.4 mi
Queen HillWNW 296°227 m23.8 mi
Yegua KnobbsS 181°225 m13.1 mi
Jaecks HillW 266°214 m21.6 mi
Taylor MountainENE 60°196 m20.2 mi
Hart MountainENE 57°194 m21.3 mi
Clay HillSSE 160°138 m7.6 mi
Buzzard KnobsSE 132°121 m18.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3319:0919:41
June solstice06:2820:0020:35
September equinox07:1818:5519:27
December solstice07:2316:5617:33

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, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12454132162

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