Historic site · Texas

Stan Gober

Stan Gober from directly overhead

Stan Gober is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 242 m. Crawford Mountain stands 416 m to the west-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Kyleigh Anne Wertz, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Brazos Trail passes 8.3 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Inscription: Stan Gober April 1926 - June 2012 Fisherman, Comedian, and Entertainer From Goodlan, Fla. and Family Friend Brent

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates31.06879, -97.66384

8.3 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks

Carl Levin Park: 0.1 mi
Goode Connell Park: 0.8 mi
Skiptcha Park: 1.0 mi
Purser Family Park: 1.1 mi
Kern Park: 1.3 mi

Peaks

Miller Mountain: 1.3 mi
Dana Peak: 4.3 mi
Douglas Mountains: 5.1 mi
Cedar Knob: 5.4 mi
Bald Knob: 6.1 mi

Historic sites48

Museums9

Showcase Room: 7.1 mi
National Mounted Warrior Museum: 7.3 mi
1st cav War on Terror: 8.1 mi
Salado Museum and College Park: 11.5 mi
Bell County Museum: 11.9 mi

Gardens8

Killeen Municipal Community Garden: 3.8 mi
Kelly Flading Community Garden: 4.2 mi
Alvarez Community Garden: 4.9 mi
10th St. Community Garden: 5.2 mi
Native Wildscape Garden (Bird, Bee, Butterfly & Bat Garden): 8.3 mi

Attractions5

Old Town Salado: 11.1 mi
CCC Rock Tower: 20.9 mi
Bird Blind: 20.9 mi
CCC Plaque: 21.3 mi
Historic Bell: 21.3 mi

Ghost towns4

Brookhaven: 8.0 mi
Bland: 13.3 mi
Aiken: 13.4 mi
Old Troy: 24.0 mi

Nature reserves4

Owl Creek Wildlife Management Area: 14.3 mi
White Flint Wildlife Management Area: 16.6 mi
Iron Bridge Wildlife Management Area: 18.9 mi
Horseshoe Bend Wildlife Management Area: 19.0 mi

Springs3

Warwick Springs: 12.2 mi
Headquarters Springs: 12.2 mi
Brushy Spring: 17.1 mi

Rest areas2

Bell County Southbound Rest Area: 12.6 mi
Bell County Northbound Rest Area: 13.1 mi

Picnic sites2

Wyndham Hill Picnic Area: 17.5 mi
Silverstone Park Picnic Area: 17.9 mi

Cliffs1

Hartrick Bluff: 17.1 mi

Artworks1

Temple Wildcat: 18.4 mi

On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.4 miles of Stan Gober. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Crawford Mountain	WNW 288°	416 m	21.9 mi
Taylor Mountain	W 273°	401 m	17.8 mi
Herzog Mountain	WNW 294°	382 m	18.1 mi
Twin Mountains	WNW 295°	381 m	17.0 mi
Sevenmile Mountain	W 272°	374 m	12.3 mi
Anderson Mountain	WNW 289°	372 m	14.6 mi
Ivy Mountain	W 259°	362 m	11.8 mi
Shell Mountains	NNW 329°	361 m	19.6 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:35	19:11	19:43
June solstice	06:28	20:03	20:38
September equinox	07:20	18:57	19:29
December solstice	07:26	16:57	17:33

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg °F	48	52	59	65	73	81	84	85	78	68	58	49
Precip in	2.4	2.2	3.3	2.1	4.7	3.2	2.7	1.6	3.9	3.4	2.7	2.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Killeen, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12306234596

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