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St. Mary's Academy

St. Mary's Academy from directly overhead

St. Mary's Academy is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 1,118 m. Goat Mountain stands 1,156 m to the west-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Self Sacrifice of Padre Fray Juan de Padilla - 1544, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 67 miles off. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1982
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates35.20256, -101.84892

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Ellwood Park: 0.1 mi
  • Sandborn Park: 0.7 mi
  • Rock Island Rail Trail Park: 0.8 mi
  • Potter County Courthouse Square: 0.9 mi
  • Centennial Plaza: 1.1 mi
Attractions: 26
Peaks: 18
Museums: 11
Picnic sites: 9
  • Southeast Park Pavilion: 16.5 mi
  • Lois Rice Pavilion: 16.5 mi
  • 1: 17.1 mi
  • 2: 17.1 mi
  • 3: 17.1 mi
Artworks: 7
  • Horse: 0.8 mi
  • Heart: 0.8 mi
  • Rick Husband: 1.1 mi
  • Citizens Bank Plaza White Buffalo: 15.4 mi
  • The Original Texans: 15.7 mi
Gardens: 2
Cliffs: 2
Waterfalls: 1
  • River Falls: 12.2 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of St. Mary's Academy. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Goat MountainWNW 283°1,156 m11.6 mi
Wolf MountainWNW 292°1,126 m10.3 mi
Coyote BluffNW 305°1,088 m12.0 mi
Wildcat BluffWNW 296°1,082 m6.3 mi
Rotten HillWNW 300°1,035 m21.7 mi
Five FingersWNW 298°1,030 m22.1 mi
Cooley ButteSSE 148°1,029 m17.0 mi
Brushy ButteSSE 147°1,026 m18.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5219:2619:59
June solstice06:3420:2821:06
September equinox07:3619:1219:46
December solstice07:5317:0117:40

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F364047556574787770584637

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Amarillo 7ene, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12453470354

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