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The Waco Tornado

The Waco Tornado from directly overhead

The Waco Tornado is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 125 m. Hubby Hill stands 225 m to the southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Alico Building, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Brazos Trail passes 0.5 miles off.

What the record says

Built
1983
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates31.55711, -97.13131

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Heritage Square: 0.1 mi
  • Indian Spring Park: 0.3 mi
  • Katy Ball Park: 0.3 mi
  • Bledsoe-Miller Park: 0.4 mi
  • Dewey Park: 0.6 mi
Museums: 11
Gardens: 7
  • National Pan-Hellenic Council Gardens: 0.9 mi
  • Gregory Gardens: 1.0 mi
  • Gregory Gardens: 1.0 mi
  • Garden of Contentment: 1.2 mi
  • Erica Cummings Memorial Prayer Garden: 1.3 mi
Cliffs: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Beaches: 2
  • Pullin Family Marina Beach: 1.3 mi
  • Mcc beach: 3.4 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Waco Traffic Circle: 2.3 mi
Peaks: 1
  • Hubby Hill: 15.4 mi
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hubby HillSW 216°225 m15.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3319:0819:40
June solstice06:2520:0220:37
September equinox07:1818:5519:27
December solstice07:2516:5317:30

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F475158657481858578685749
Precip in2.72.73.53.24.43.61.92.43.24.32.92.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waco DAM, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12452349044

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