Six Flags Over Texas Memorial
Six Flags Over Texas Memorial is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 454 m. Mexican Hat Hill stands 612 m to the southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Six Flags Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Forts Trail passes 8.0 miles off. 120 named places lie within 25 miles, 38 of them named summits.
This memorial displays the six flags that have flown over Texas. Interesting facts that honor significant people and events in Texas and Eastland are displayed on marble plaques within the memorial.
How to reach it
- 8.0 mi off the Texas Forts Trail
120 named places within 25 miles
- First United Methodist Church of Eastland: 0.9 mi
- First Christian Church: 1.0 mi
- Connellee-Majestic Theatre: 1.0 mi
- Early Settlers of Eastland County: 1.0 mi
- The Connellee House: 1.0 mi
- Flat Top Mountain: 6.3 mi
- Gunsight Mountain: 7.8 mi
- Round Mountain: 8.1 mi
- Cedar Mountain: 10.3 mi
- Brown Pen Mountain: 13.0 mi
- Austin McCloud Appellate Court Museum: 1.0 mi
- Old Eastland County Jail & Museum: 1.0 mi
- Eastland County Museum: 1.0 mi
- Conrad Hilton Center: 8.5 mi
- Museum of Aircraft Perservation: 22.5 mi
- Six Flags Park: 0.0 mi
- Eastland City Park: 0.3 mi
- Cisco City Park: 9.4 mi
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial Park: 10.7 mi
- Colquitt Williams Memorial Park: 22.5 mi
- Mangum: 5.8 mi
- Alameda, Texas: 12.0 mi
- La Casa: 16.2 mi
- Desdemona: 19.0 mi
- Eastland County Eastbound Rest Area: 11.8 mi
- Eastland County Westbound Rest Area: 17.6 mi
- I-20 Westbound Picnic Area: 20.6 mi
- I-20 Eastbound Picnic Area: 21.5 mi
- Grimes Memorial Garden: 0.9 mi
- Ol' Rip: 1.0 mi
- Campbell's Tomato Soup: 2.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Six Flags Over Texas Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexican Hat Hill | SW 235° | 612 m | 22.0 mi |
| Coyote Peak | SSW 211° | 571 m | 22.1 mi |
| Jameson Peaks | ESE 107° | 507 m | 20.8 mi |
| Gunsight Mountain | NNW 347° | 503 m | 7.8 mi |
| Twin Mountain | E 93° | 499 m | 24.5 mi |
| Cedar Mountain | NW 304° | 494 m | 10.3 mi |
| Steal Easy Mountain | NNE 14° | 482 m | 15.8 mi |
| Rattlesnake Mountain | E 98° | 482 m | 19.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:15 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 06:30 | 20:10 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 19:01 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:57 | 17:35 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 47 | 56 | 63 | 72 | 79 | 83 | 82 | 75 | 65 | 53 | 45 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 1.9 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Eastland, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/9324680950
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