Bill Pickett
Bill Pickett is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 173 m. Rabbit Hill stands 293 m to the west, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is City of Taylor, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Brazos Trail runs past it. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1991
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- On the Texas Brazos Trail
- 24.1 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- City of Taylor: 0.0 mi
- Tex Avery: 0.0 mi
- Preslar-Hewitt Building: 0.0 mi
- Eikel-Prewitt Building: 0.0 mi
- Taylor Post Office: 0.1 mi
- Heritage Square: 0.0 mi
- Southeast Burkett Street Park: 0.3 mi
- Burkett Street Park: 0.4 mi
- East Fourth Street Park: 0.5 mi
- East Third Street Park: 0.5 mi
- Bill Picket: 0.2 mi
- The Hutto Hippo: 8.4 mi
- Rhinoceros statue: 13.8 mi
- Termite mound sculpture: 13.8 mi
- Zebra statue: 13.8 mi
- Taylor Liberty Garden: 0.8 mi
- Unity Park Community Garden: 14.9 mi
- Laura Kuykendall Garden: 15.7 mi
- Native Texas Plants Garden: 15.8 mi
- Southwestern University Community Garden: 15.8 mi
- San Gabriel Wildlife Area: 6.1 mi
- Granger Wildlife Management Area: 8.1 mi
- Willis Creek Wildlife Area: 9.4 mi
- Pecan Grove Wildlife Area: 9.9 mi
- Sore Finger Wildlife Area: 10.4 mi
- The Dan Moody Museum Home & Garden: 0.3 mi
- Coupland Museum: 6.2 mi
- Coupland Depot Museum: 7.8 mi
- Bohls House: 14.7 mi
- Elgin Depot Museum: 15.6 mi
- Jaecks Hill: 9.6 mi
- Queen Hill: 10.8 mi
- Rabbit Hill: 15.1 mi
- Rabbit Hill: 16.4 mi
- Clay Hill: 19.0 mi
- Palm Valley: 12.7 mi
- New Sweden: 12.8 mi
- Donahoe: 17.5 mi
- Nile: 19.5 mi
- Bryant Station: 23.1 mi
- Inner Space Cavern: 16.8 mi
- Abandoned zoo cage: 19.9 mi
- Client Innovation Center: 21.6 mi
- Austin Table Tennis Association: 23.4 mi
- Comanche Bluff: 5.6 mi
- Fern Bluff: 19.4 mi
- Shady Spring: 20.5 mi
- Lake Creek Trailhead Picnic Area: 23.0 mi
- Bell County Northbound Rest Area: 24.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bill Pickett. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rabbit Hill | W 273° | 293 m | 16.4 mi |
| Martin Hill | WSW 246° | 284 m | 19.1 mi |
| Rabbit Hill | W 277° | 263 m | 15.1 mi |
| Yegua Benchmark | SE 140° | 232 m | 20.4 mi |
| Queen Hill | NW 310° | 227 m | 10.8 mi |
| Yegua Knobbs | SE 142° | 225 m | 20.9 mi |
| Jaecks Hill | WSW 240° | 214 m | 9.6 mi |
| Bald Knob | SW 214° | 205 m | 19.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:10 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:28 | 20:01 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:56 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:57 | 17:34 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Dec.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 49 | 53 | 60 | 67 | 74 | 81 | 84 | 85 | 79 | 69 | 58 | 51 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 4.6 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 2.8 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Taylor 1NW, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12454148914
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