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Walter U. Early

Walter U. Early from directly overhead

Walter U. Early is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 430 m. Santa Anna Mountains stands 589 m to the west, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Early City Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Texas Forts Trail runs past it. 30 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

city in Brown County, Texas, United States

Wikidata Q982657, matched on coordinates and name (416 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1994
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates31.74303, -98.94504

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 30
  • Round Mountain: 4.2 mi
  • Krueger Hill: 6.5 mi
  • Lancaster Hill: 10.0 mi
  • Salt Mountain: 10.9 mi
  • Mayberry Mountain: 13.0 mi
Parks: 25
  • Early City Park: 0.4 mi
  • Riverside Park: 1.9 mi
  • Letbetter Park: 2.4 mi
  • Adair Spring Park: 2.5 mi
  • Kiwanis Park: 2.7 mi
Museums: 3
  • Brown County Museum of History: 2.5 mi
  • Martin & Frances Lehnis Railroad Musuem: 2.7 mi
  • Comanche County Museum: 20.4 mi
Rest areas: 2
Nature reserves: 1
Artworks: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Santa Anna MountainsW 271°589 m22.4 mi
Hog MountainsNNE 20°585 m14.7 mi
Star MountainNNE 33°577 m13.6 mi
Long MountainNE 51°562 m18.5 mi
Round MountainNE 49°554 m19.0 mi
Salt MountainNE 35°550 m10.9 mi
Spur MountainE 99°549 m15.6 mi
Long Pompey MountainESE 113°537 m19.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4019:1619:48
June solstice06:3220:0920:45
September equinox07:2519:0219:34
December solstice07:3217:0017:37

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F465057657481848477675547
Precip in1.62.22.42.44.23.72.02.62.93.41.71.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brownwood 2NE, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12395225921

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