- Elevation, modelled
- 175 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Rabbit Hill293 m · 24.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- Texas Brazos Trailon it
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:35local time
- Coordinates
- 30.3473, -97.3708
Veterans' Memorial Park is a park in Texas, at a modelled 175 m. Rabbit Hill stands 293 m to the northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Elgin Depot Museum, a museum 0.1 miles away. Texas Brazos Trail runs past it. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Built
- 1913
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Veterans' Memorial Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rabbit Hill | NW 311° | 293 m | 24.9 mi |
| Martin Hill | WNW 291° | 284 m | 21.3 mi |
| Cat Mountain | W 271° | 283 m | 24.4 mi |
| Mount Lucas | W 267° | 265 m | 24.0 mi |
| Rabbit Hill | NW 315° | 263 m | 24.5 mi |
| Mount Barker | W 267° | 257 m | 24.0 mi |
| Mount Bonnell | W 266° | 238 m | 24.1 mi |
| Yegua Benchmark | E 91° | 232 m | 10.7 mi |
- On the Texas Brazos Trail
- 26.7 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
- 16.3 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Elgin Lodge No. 328, A. F. & A. M.: 0.1 mi
- Elgin Christian Church: 0.1 mi
- Dr. I. B. Nofsinger House: 0.2 mi
- Elgin Methodist Church: 0.2 mi
- First Presbyterian Church of Elgin: 0.2 mi
Parks
- Morris Memorial Park: 0.4 mi
- Thomas Memorial Park: 0.5 mi
- Elgin Memorial Park: 0.8 mi
- Goins Picnic Area: 0.9 mi
- Shenandoah Soccer Park: 1.9 mi
Artworks
- Ms. Pearl the Giant Squirrel Statue: 15.0 mi
- Bill Picket: 15.5 mi
- The Hutto Hippo: 17.2 mi
- Fork in the Road: 17.5 mi
- Lotus: 18.5 mi
Gardens: 49
- Memorial Grove: 14.6 mi
- Native Texas Plants Garden: 15.9 mi
- Taylor Liberty Garden: 16.4 mi
- Bastrop Community Garden: 16.5 mi
- Fort Dessau Community Garden: 16.6 mi
Museums: 40
- Elgin Depot Museum: 0.1 mi
- Coupland Depot Museum: 7.8 mi
- Coupland Museum: 13.6 mi
- Bohls House: 15.5 mi
- The Dan Moody Museum Home & Garden: 15.9 mi
Peaks: 18
- Yegua Knobbs: 10.7 mi
- Yegua Benchmark: 10.7 mi
- Bald Knob: 13.2 mi
- Clay Hill: 14.4 mi
- Caldwell Knob: 14.7 mi
Nature reserves: 18
- Indiangrass Wildlife Sanctuary: 13.6 mi
- Decker Tallgrass Prairie Preserve: 14.4 mi
- Waste Management Wildlife Park: 16.4 mi
- Big Walnut Creek Nature Preserve: 16.7 mi
- Onion Creek Wildlife Sanctuary: 17.8 mi
Attractions: 12
- CCC Water Fountain: 17.6 mi
- Abandoned zoo cage: 18.8 mi
- Client Innovation Center: 20.9 mi
- Austin Table Tennis Association: 21.1 mi
- Santa Rita No. 1 Oil Well: 22.2 mi
Ghost towns: 9
- New Sweden: 9.5 mi
- McDuff: 10.1 mi
- Dunstan: 11.8 mi
- Phelan: 13.3 mi
- Yewpon: 16.1 mi
Waterfalls: 6
- Lower McKinney Falls: 23.7 mi
- Upper McKinney Falls: 24.0 mi
- Hidden Falls: 24.1 mi
- Link Falls: 24.5 mi
- Middle Bull Creek Falls: 24.8 mi
Springs: 4
- Shady Spring: 19.3 mi
- Seiders Spring: 22.7 mi
- Deep Eddy Pool: 24.5 mi
- Eliza Spring: 24.5 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Red Bluffs: 19.7 mi
- Bird Bluff: 20.8 mi
- Comanche Bluff: 21.2 mi
- Fern Bluff: 24.6 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Stone picnic table: 23.5 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:10 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:29 | 20:00 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:56 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 16:58 | 17:34 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 50 | 54 | 60 | 68 | 75 | 82 | 84 | 85 | 79 | 70 | 59 | 52 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 4.9 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Elgin 1 N, 1 mi away.
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