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Site of McLaurin Massacre

Site of McLaurin Massacre from directly overhead

Site of McLaurin Massacre is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 527 m. Guadalupe stands 740 m to the east-northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Real County Historical Museum, a museum 3.7 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 4.4 miles off. 122 named places lie within 25 miles, 38 of them named summits.

The record

What the record says

Built
1968
Material
aluminium
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates29.81266, -99.77460

Overlooks nearby

Around it

122 named places within 25 miles

Historic sites: 43
Peaks: 38
  • Meridian Mountain: 6.7 mi
  • Echo Mountain: 12.5 mi
  • Gobbler Knob: 12.9 mi
  • Hog Pen Mountain: 13.2 mi
  • Guadalupe: 13.4 mi
Cliffs: 12
Springs: 9
  • Swimming Hole: 7.3 mi
  • Trough Springs: 9.8 mi
  • Duncan Spring: 18.8 mi
  • Green Spring: 21.8 mi
  • Winans Spring: 23.2 mi
Museums: 7
Parks: 7
  • Frio Canyon Park: 5.1 mi
  • Garner State Park: 15.5 mi
  • Bruce Park: 17.1 mi
  • Camp Wood City Park: 17.3 mi
  • Fisher Family Campground: 18.3 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Attractions: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Area C: 11.3 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Charles Lindbergh In Camp Wood, 1924: 17.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
GuadalupeENE 58°740 m13.4 mi
Cedar KnobNW 317°720 m24.5 mi
Meridian MountainSSE 151°707 m6.7 mi
Housetop MountainWSW 247°707 m13.7 mi
Graveyard MountainNW 304°706 m18.4 mi
Caprock MountainSW 231°695 m14.4 mi
Schoolhouse MountainNW 307°683 m20.5 mi
Kelley PeakWSW 246°680 m23.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4419:1919:51
June solstice06:4020:0920:44
September equinox07:2819:0619:37
December solstice07:3117:0917:45

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F465157647278808074655547
Precip in1.21.42.22.14.03.11.92.44.13.32.11.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Prade RCH, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12453470385

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