Dipping Vat
Dipping Vat is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 160 m. Jennings Mountain stands 212 m to the southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Van Zandt County, a historic site 0.5 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 0.9 miles off. 124 named places lie within 25 miles, 7 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 1973
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 0.9 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
124 named places within 25 miles
- Van Zandt County: 0.5 mi
- Van Zandt County Poor Farm: 0.7 mi
- First United Methodist Church of Canton: 1.0 mi
- Hilliards of Canton: 1.2 mi
- The Canton Herald: 1.2 mi
- Van Zandt County Veterans Memorial Plaza: 0.6 mi
- Old City Lake: 0.7 mi
- Cherry Creek Park: 1.9 mi
- Edgewood City Park: 10.8 mi
- Edgewood Heritage Park: 11.1 mi
- Red Hill: 0.8 mi
- Sand Hill: 12.3 mi
- Big Rock Top: 13.0 mi
- Melton Rock: 15.0 mi
- Mount Sinai: 21.9 mi
- Edgewood Heritage Park Museum: 11.1 mi
- Van Area Oil and Historical Museum: 11.3 mi
- Mabank Depot and Model Train Museum: 19.1 mi
- Historic Mineola Depot and Railroad Museum: 22.7 mi
- Mineola Historical Museum: 22.8 mi
- Corinth: 8.2 mi
- Clower: 9.1 mi
- Ben Wheeler: 10.8 mi
- Mars: 14.6 mi
- Centreville: 20.3 mi
- Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center: 23.0 mi
- Mineola Nature Preserve on the Sabine River: 23.1 mi
- Canton Artestian Well: 2.2 mi
- Martin Bluff: 15.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Dipping Vat. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jennings Mountain | SE 144° | 212 m | 22.7 mi |
| Sand Hill | SSW 202° | 207 m | 12.3 mi |
| Melton Rock | SSW 198° | 196 m | 15.0 mi |
| Big Rock Top | SSW 201° | 187 m | 13.0 mi |
| Red Hill | N 7° | 171 m | 0.8 mi |
| Mount Sinai | E 96° | 166 m | 21.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:03 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 06:17 | 19:58 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:49 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 16:45 | 17:23 |
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 | 45 | 49 | 56 | 64 | 73 | 80 | 84 | 84 | 78 | 67 | 56 | 47 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 3.9 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wills PT, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/13971439451
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