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Site of the Town of Margaret

Site of the Town of Margaret from directly overhead

Site of the Town of Margaret is a historic site in Texas, at a recorded elevation of 410 m. Marys Peak stands 552 m to the west, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Pease River Battlefield, a historic site 1.1 miles away. 62 named places lie within 25 miles, 12 of them named summits.

What the record says

Built
1936
Elevation
410 m

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

How to reach it

Coordinates34.06655, -99.61878

62 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 12
  • Raggedy: 4.4 mi
  • Little Mound: 7.9 mi
  • Third Mound: 8.1 mi
  • Medicine Mounds: 8.4 mi
  • Cedar Mound: 8.6 mi
Parks: 7
  • Copper Breaks State Park: 7.8 mi
  • Quanah City Park: 17.1 mi
  • Vernon City Park / Orbison Park: 18.7 mi
  • Allingham Park: 19.4 mi
  • Christine Lyday Park: 19.9 mi
Attractions: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 1
  • Boiling Spring: 20.1 mi
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Marys PeakW 272°552 m23.5 mi
Big MoundN 356°522 m9.0 mi
Hepsidam HillNW 306°510 m24.4 mi
Cedar MoundN 358°506 m8.6 mi
Dixie MoundWSW 237°498 m12.9 mi
Sugarloaf MountainW 263°494 m10.9 mi
Third MoundN 0°489 m8.1 mi
Flat TopNNW 345°488 m14.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4319:1719:50
June solstice06:2820:1720:54
September equinox07:2719:0419:37
December solstice07:4116:5517:34

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424555637381868576645243
Precip in1.01.11.72.43.53.91.92.82.52.31.81.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Copper Breaks SP, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/356736649

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