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West End Park

West End Park from directly overhead

West End Park is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 98 m. Yegua Benchmark stands 232 m to the north, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Railroad Park, a park 0.6 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 1.7 miles off. 13 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
2010
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates30.00016, -97.16858

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 42
  • Railroad Park: 0.6 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 0.7 mi
  • Keilburg Park: 0.7 mi
  • Independence Park: 0.8 mi
  • Vernon Richards Riverbend Park: 1.9 mi
Peaks: 13
  • Royston Hill: 3.7 mi
  • High Point: 10.0 mi
  • Lotman Hill: 11.5 mi
  • Indian Hill: 15.7 mi
  • Flag Hill: 16.1 mi
Ghost towns: 12
Cliffs: 2
Gardens: 2
Attractions: 1
  • CCC Water Fountain: 9.7 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Ms. Pearl the Giant Squirrel Statue: 23.5 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Yegua BenchmarkN 357°232 m23.7 mi
Bastrop County High PointWSW 242°226 m17.3 mi
Yegua KnobbsN 356°225 m23.1 mi
Crouch BenchmarkSW 236°224 m20.6 mi
Flag HillWSW 247°221 m16.1 mi
Lotman HillNNW 332°201 m11.5 mi
Obar HillS 172°181 m23.1 mi
Caldwell KnobWNW 300°177 m20.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3319:0919:41
June solstice06:2919:5920:34
September equinox07:1818:5519:27
December solstice07:2116:5817:34

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515461687682848580706052
Precip in2.72.22.83.64.53.21.92.83.74.03.02.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Smithville, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12395089089

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