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Site of Park Hotel

Site of Park Hotel from directly overhead

Site of Park Hotel is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 314 m. Messanger Mountain stands 502 m to the west-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Gavin Garrett Soccer Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 23 miles off.

What the record says

Built
2005
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates31.05813, -98.18674

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Cedar Top Peak: 5.5 mi
  • Carter Mountains: 6.7 mi
  • Bachelor Peak: 6.9 mi
  • Flat Top Peak: 7.0 mi
  • Boys Peak: 7.6 mi
Historic sites: 55
Parks: 45
  • Gavin Garrett Soccer Park: 0.1 mi
  • Hancock Springs Park: 0.3 mi
  • W. M. Brook Park: 0.4 mi
  • Goodrich Memorial Tennis Park: 0.8 mi
  • College Street Park: 0.9 mi
Springs: 11
  • Gooch Spring: 1.9 mi
  • Adams Spring: 5.6 mi
  • Big Spring: 13.3 mi
  • Persimmon Spring: 13.9 mi
  • Trough Spring: 14.7 mi
Cliffs: 10
Museums: 4
  • Lampasas County Museum: 0.7 mi
  • Burnet County Historical Jail: 20.9 mi
  • Fort Croghan Museum: 21.0 mi
  • Highland Lakes Squadron - Commemorative Air Force: 22.2 mi
Attractions: 1
  • World's Largest Spur: 0.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Waterfalls: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.9 miles of Site of Park Hotel. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Messanger MountainWNW502 m13.4 mi
Knight MountainNW501 m11.5 mi
Indian HillsWSW492 m24.9 mi
Long MountainSW490 m14.0 mi
Payne MountainNNW490 m22.9 mi
Twin Sister PeaksWNW485 m11.6 mi
Lookout MountainSW484 m13.2 mi
Potato HillSSW484 m18.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1319:45
June solstice06:3020:0520:40
September equinox07:2218:5919:31
December solstice07:2816:5917:35

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F475158657381848478675748
Precip in2.22.23.02.54.63.51.92.32.43.02.22.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lampasas, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/13971427510

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