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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: 8
  • Garden of Contentment: 18.4 mi
  • National Pan-Hellenic Council Gardens: 18.5 mi
  • Gregory Gardens: 18.6 mi
  • Gregory Gardens: 18.6 mi
  • Erica Cummings Memorial Prayer Garden: 18.9 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
Rest areas: 1
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 MountainWSW 239°319 m24.3 mi
Henson MountainsWSW 246°313 m20.1 mi
Bald KnobW 262°302 m22.7 mi
Smith MountainSW 226°301 m22.8 mi
Reed MountainSW 225°295 m23.7 mi
Trapnell PointSW 221°291 m24.2 mi
King MountainWSW 239°283 m15.2 mi
Sugar Loaf MountainSW 226°283 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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