Whitney Memorial Park
Whitney Memorial Park is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 183 m. Kay Mountain stands 318 m to the west-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Whitney Messenger, a historic site 0.7 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail runs past it. 137 named places lie within 25 miles, 12 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 1996
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- On the Texas Lakes Trail
- 21.5 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
137 named places within 25 miles
- Whitney Messenger: 0.7 mi
- Whitney: 0.7 mi
- Boesch House: 0.8 mi
- Pleasant Hill Missionary Baptist Church: 0.8 mi
- King Memorial United Methodist Church: 0.9 mi
- Lake Whitney State Park: 3.2 mi
- Cedar Creek Park: 4.6 mi
- McCown Valley Park: 4.9 mi
- Old Fort Park: 6.3 mi
- Steele Creek Park: 8.9 mi
- Powelldale Mountains: 12.3 mi
- Brushy Knob: 16.5 mi
- Pilot Knob: 16.6 mi
- Bee Mountain: 17.7 mi
- Brown Mountain: 20.9 mi
- Whitney museum: 0.7 mi
- Hill County Cellblock Museum: 11.8 mi
- Texas Through Time: 12.0 mi
- Roadside America Museum: 12.0 mi
- Texas Heritage Museum: 14.3 mi
- Sosebees Bluff: 6.5 mi
- Bee Bluff: 7.1 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 7.6 mi
- White Bluff: 8.3 mi
- Robinson Bluff: 15.1 mi
- Willie Nelson: 11.9 mi
- On the Banks of the Bosque: 18.8 mi
- Grandview: 24.0 mi
- Greenock: 12.3 mi
- Pendell: 20.6 mi
- Brazos Point: 24.5 mi
- Aquilla Wildlife Management Area: 6.7 mi
- Vivian J. Malone Preserve: 21.5 mi
- Hill County Southbound Rest Area: 12.6 mi
- Hill County Northbound Rest Area: 13.0 mi
- Little Ham Hole Spring: 21.1 mi
- Big Ham Hole Spring: 21.6 mi
- Serenity Point: 4.2 mi
- (27) Herb Garden: 21.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Whitney Memorial Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kay Mountain | WSW 253° | 318 m | 23.4 mi |
| Golden Mountain | WSW 249° | 307 m | 22.7 mi |
| Pilot Knob | W 267° | 301 m | 16.6 mi |
| Brown Mountain | WSW 251° | 299 m | 20.9 mi |
| Round Mountain | WSW 244° | 298 m | 22.9 mi |
| Arrs Mountain | WSW 247° | 295 m | 22.1 mi |
| Norse Hill | WSW 239° | 294 m | 24.1 mi |
| Little Bee Mountain | WSW 243° | 276 m | 21.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:09 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:25 | 20:03 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:55 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 16:53 | 17:30 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 46 | 49 | 57 | 65 | 73 | 80 | 84 | 84 | 78 | 67 | 56 | 48 |
| Precip in | 2.5 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 2.6 | 2.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Whitney DAM, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/13971422914
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