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Veteran's Memorial Plaza

Veteran's Memorial Plaza from directly overhead

Veteran's Memorial Plaza is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 265 m. Tater Hill stands 422 m to the west-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Legacy Circle Neighborhood Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Texas Brazos Trail passes 16 miles off. 40 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

memorial plaza in Georgetown, Texas, USA

Wikidata Q60742978, matched on coordinates and name (54 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Inscription
In honor of those men and women who served in our military forces.
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates30.71626, -97.71853

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Legacy Circle Neighborhood Park: 0.2 mi
  • Legacy Hills Park: 0.4 mi
  • Creekside Park: 1.1 mi
  • Chestnut Park: 1.2 mi
  • Village Glen Park: 1.2 mi
Historic sites
Peaks: 40
  • Tucker Knob: 8.2 mi
  • Rabbit Hill: 8.8 mi
  • Rabbit Hill: 9.3 mi
  • Barnett Knob: 9.4 mi
  • Queen Hill: 10.5 mi
Artworks: 33
Nature reserves: 24
Gardens: 15
  • Sun City Gardens: 1.8 mi
  • Sunken Garden: 5.3 mi
  • Southwestern University Community Garden: 6.3 mi
  • Laura Kuykendall Garden: 6.5 mi
  • Rancho Sienna Community Garden: 8.7 mi
Museums: 9
Attractions: 6
  • Inner Space Cavern: 7.7 mi
  • Texas paintball: 18.6 mi
  • Old Town Salado: 19.6 mi
  • Client Innovation Center: 21.7 mi
  • Abandoned zoo cage: 21.9 mi
Springs: 6
  • Brushy Spring: 8.4 mi
  • Headquarters Springs: 12.4 mi
  • Warwick Springs: 12.4 mi
  • Apple Spring: 15.6 mi
  • Queen's Bath: 19.1 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Hidden Falls: 23.5 mi
  • Link Falls: 23.6 mi
  • Middle Bull Creek Falls: 24.2 mi
  • Lower Bull Creek Falls: 24.5 mi
Cliffs: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Lake Creek Trailhead Picnic Area: 17.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tater HillWSW 252°422 m23.8 mi
Boultinghouse MountainWSW 244°418 m24.3 mi
NegroheadWSW 241°405 m22.9 mi
Buzzard RoostW 260°391 m23.1 mi
Bald MountainWSW 241°383 m24.4 mi
Travis PeakSW 236°382 m22.4 mi
Pilot KnobWNW 286°368 m11.2 mi
Chalk KnobWSW 247°367 m22.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1119:43
June solstice06:2920:0220:38
September equinox07:2018:5719:29
December solstice07:2516:5817:34

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485259667481848478695850
Precip in2.52.23.13.04.24.02.22.64.03.92.72.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Georgetown Lake, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/874870650

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