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Texas State Historical Marker

Texas State Historical Marker from directly overhead

Texas State Historical Marker is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 221 m. Round Mountain stands 319 m to the west-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is McGregor, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Brazos Trail passes 7.2 miles off. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Material
metal

How to reach it

Coordinates31.43867, -97.40673

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Legacy Park: 0.0 mi
  • Kasting Park: 0.7 mi
  • Amsler Park: 0.8 mi
  • Launch Pad Park: 1.0 mi
  • Oglesby Park: 5.5 mi
Peaks: 20
  • Hubby Hill: 8.3 mi
  • Bread Tray Mountain: 14.1 mi
  • King Mountain: 15.2 mi
  • Bland Mountain: 16.6 mi
  • Langford Mountain: 17.1 mi
Museums: 15
Gardens: 7
  • Garden of Contentment: 18.4 mi
  • National Pan-Hellenic Council Gardens: 18.5 mi
  • Gregory Gardens: 18.6 mi
  • Erica Cummings Memorial Prayer Garden: 18.9 mi
  • (27) Herb Garden: 21.7 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Attractions: 5
  • Historic Bell: 8.5 mi
  • CCC Plaque: 8.5 mi
  • Bird Blind: 8.9 mi
  • CCC Rock Tower: 8.9 mi
  • Waco Traffic Circle: 17.2 mi
Cliffs: 3
Beaches: 2
  • Mcc beach: 17.0 mi
  • Pullin Family Marina Beach: 19.1 mi
Artworks: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Round MountainWSW319 m24.3 mi
Henson MountainsWSW313 m20.1 mi
Bald KnobW302 m22.7 mi
Smith MountainSW301 m22.8 mi
Reed MountainSW295 m23.7 mi
Trapnell PointSW291 m24.2 mi
King MountainWSW283 m15.2 mi
Sugar Loaf MountainSW283 m24.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3419:0919:42
June solstice06:2620:0220:38
September equinox07:1918:5619:28
December solstice07:2616:5517:31

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, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11667213194

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