Site of the Mission Nuestra Senora de la Candelaria
Site of the Mission Nuestra Senora de la Candelaria is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 123 m. Yegua Benchmark stands 232 m to the south, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Site of Mission San Francisco Xavier de Los Dolores, a historic site 0.5 miles away. Texas Brazos Trail passes 19 miles off. 130 named places lie within 25 miles, 9 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 1936
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 18.6 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
130 named places within 25 miles
- Site of Mission San Francisco Xavier de Los Dolores: 0.5 mi
- Apache Pass River Crossing: 1.0 mi
- Site of the Mission San Ildefonso: 1.8 mi
- Locklin Cemetery: 4.2 mi
- Sharp Cemetery: 4.4 mi
- Veterans Park: 6.3 mi
- Thorndale City Park: 6.7 mi
- Fair Park & Rodeo Arena: 7.2 mi
- Hale Park: 7.7 mi
- Bridge Park: 7.7 mi
- Taylor Mountain: 13.5 mi
- Hart Mountain: 13.8 mi
- Clay Hill: 18.5 mi
- Wilson Hill: 19.2 mi
- Eland Rough: 20.9 mi
- Nile: 4.1 mi
- Bushdale: 4.6 mi
- Bryant Station: 12.0 mi
- Donahoe: 15.5 mi
- Clarkson: 24.2 mi
- Milam County Historical Jail Museum: 14.1 mi
- Milam County Historical Museum: 14.1 mi
- Coupland Museum: 15.4 mi
- The Dan Moody Museum Home & Garden: 19.0 mi
- Mayfield-Dobbs Museum: 21.6 mi
- Pecan Grove Wildlife Area: 12.2 mi
- Sore Finger Wildlife Area: 14.7 mi
- Granger Wildlife Management Area: 15.6 mi
- Willis Creek Wildlife Area: 16.7 mi
- San Gabriel Wildlife Area: 17.2 mi
- Comanche Bluff: 17.6 mi
- Yellow Bluff: 19.9 mi
- Taylor Liberty Garden: 19.0 mi
- Bill Picket: 19.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Site of the Mission Nuestra Senora de la Candelaria. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yegua Benchmark | S 190° | 232 m | 24.2 mi |
| Yegua Knobbs | S 190° | 225 m | 24.8 mi |
| Taylor Mountain | E 95° | 196 m | 13.5 mi |
| Hart Mountain | E 89° | 194 m | 13.8 mi |
| Wilson Hill | ENE 70° | 164 m | 19.2 mi |
| Eland Rough | ENE 75° | 150 m | 20.9 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | ENE 68° | 150 m | 24.3 mi |
| Long Mountain | ENE 69° | 140 m | 24.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:09 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:27 | 20:00 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:55 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 16:56 | 17:32 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Dec.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 49 | 53 | 60 | 67 | 74 | 81 | 84 | 85 | 79 | 69 | 59 | 51 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 5.0 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Granger DAM, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12452343219
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