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William Jesse McDonald

William Jesse McDonald from directly overhead

William Jesse McDonald is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 474 m. Flat Top stands 562 m to the west, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Hardeman County Historical Museum, a museum 0.8 miles away. 50 named places lie within 25 miles, 13 of them named summits.

What the record says

Built
1970
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

How to reach it

Coordinates34.30658, -99.73002

50 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 13
  • Flat Top: 4.0 mi
  • Big Mound: 9.6 mi
  • Cedar Mound: 10.0 mi
  • Medicine Mounds: 10.2 mi
  • Third Mound: 10.6 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Attractions: 3
Parks: 2
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Flat TopW 274°562 m24.4 mi
Marys PeakSW 227°552 m23.3 mi
Big MoundSE 143°522 m9.6 mi
Hepsidam HillW 260°510 m13.5 mi
Cedar MoundSE 143°506 m10.0 mi
Dixie MoundS 190°498 m24.1 mi
Sugarloaf MountainSSW 194°494 m18.5 mi
Third MoundSE 143°489 m10.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4319:1819:51
June solstice06:2820:1820:55
September equinox07:2819:0419:37
December solstice07:4216:5517:34

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414453617180848374635142
Precip in0.91.21.72.03.53.52.13.02.92.01.61.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Quanah 2 SW, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12403610146

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