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Texas Historical Marker

Texas Historical Marker from directly overhead

Texas Historical Marker is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 214 m. Jenson Mountain stands 355 m to the west-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Valley Mills Santa Fe Railway Depot, a museum 3.1 miles away. Texas Brazos Trail passes 2.2 miles off. 27 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Material
metal
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates31.61438, -97.45722
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Santa Fe Park: 3.1 mi
  • Robert Wilson Baseball Park: 3.2 mi
  • Boy Scout Park: 3.8 mi
  • Amsler Park: 11.7 mi
  • Legacy Park: 12.5 mi
Peaks: 27
  • Norway Hill: 12.6 mi
  • Norman Hill: 13.8 mi
  • Norse Hill: 16.1 mi
  • Sugarloaf Mountain: 16.4 mi
  • Little Bee Mountain: 17.0 mi
Museums: 16
Gardens: 7
  • (27) Herb Garden: 18.2 mi
  • National Pan-Hellenic Council Gardens: 20.4 mi
  • Garden of Contentment: 20.5 mi
  • Gregory Gardens: 20.5 mi
  • Gregory Gardens: 20.5 mi
Cliffs: 6
Attractions: 5
  • Historic Bell: 19.9 mi
  • CCC Plaque: 19.9 mi
  • Waco Traffic Circle: 20.1 mi
  • Bird Blind: 20.2 mi
  • CCC Rock Tower: 20.3 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Beaches: 2
  • Mcc beach: 16.6 mi
  • Pullin Family Marina Beach: 20.8 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Artworks: 1
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Jenson MountainWNW 298°355 m22.7 mi
Cranfills MountainWNW 297°344 m24.6 mi
Rogstad MountainWNW 300°343 m21.6 mi
Ilseng MountainWNW 299°342 m21.2 mi
Rattlesnake MountainWNW 297°337 m23.4 mi
Gary MountainWNW 302°330 m19.7 mi
Rattlesnake MountainNW 306°324 m18.9 mi
Kay MountainNW 318°318 m21.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3419:1019:42
June solstice06:2620:0320:39
September equinox07:1918:5619:28
December solstice07:2616:5417:31

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F465057647280838477675648
Precip in2.62.73.43.04.93.72.32.23.14.62.82.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mcgregor, 13 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11707047437

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