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Texas Historical Commission Marker

Texas Historical Commission Marker from directly overhead

Texas Historical Commission Marker is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 115 m. Taylor Mountain stands 196 m to the southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is The Town of Gause, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Texas Brazos Trail passes 13 miles off. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Material
metal

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates30.78701, -96.72277

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks: 44
  • Bob Jones Park: 9.5 mi
  • Ruben Gomez East Side Park: 10.7 mi
  • Virginia Field Park: 13.9 mi
  • The Yards of Cameron: 14.9 mi
  • Orchard Park: 15.0 mi
Ghost towns: 13
Peaks: 8
  • Long Mountain: 2.2 mi
  • Sugarloaf Mountain: 2.5 mi
  • Eland Rough: 3.8 mi
  • Wilson Hill: 5.5 mi
  • Hart Mountain: 11.8 mi
Museums: 7
Picnic sites: 5
  • 1st Methodist Park: 22.5 mi
  • Haswell Park Picnic #3: 22.9 mi
  • Haswell Park Picnic #2: 23.0 mi
  • Haswell Park Picnic #4: 23.0 mi
  • Haswell Park Picnic #1: 23.0 mi
Artworks: 2
  • Square One Art Gallery: 22.1 mi
  • Art 979 Art Gallery: 22.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • TXDAR Centennial Park - Old Nashville Site: 4.9 mi
Cliffs: 1
Attractions: 1
  • Earth Art: 22.2 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Texas Historical Commission Marker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Taylor MountainSW 231°196 m13.0 mi
Hart MountainSW 236°194 m11.8 mi
Wilson HillW 266°164 m5.5 mi
Sugarloaf MountainNNW 334°150 m2.5 mi
Eland RoughWSW 247°150 m3.8 mi
Red HillENE 64°143 m16.9 mi
Long MountainNNW 349°140 m2.2 mi
Mockingbird HillS 180°128 m23.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0719:39
June solstice06:2519:5820:34
September equinox07:1618:5319:25
December solstice07:2116:5417:30

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Dec.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F505561687581838479696052
Precip in2.62.32.92.35.33.62.62.53.94.33.13.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cameron, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/13199183440

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