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Dr. Jacob Tally Wilhite

Dr. Jacob Tally Wilhite from directly overhead

Dr. Jacob Tally Wilhite is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 213 m. Shingle Hills stands 433 m to the west-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Creedmoor City Park, a park 1.9 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 9.7 miles off. 38 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Built
1991
Material
aluminium
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates30.11072, -97.74983

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Creedmoor City Park: 1.9 mi
  • Vistas Park: 2.3 mi
  • Ballybunion Park: 2.4 mi
  • McKinney Heights Park: 2.8 mi
  • Norman Park: 3.0 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
Nature reserves: 54
Gardens: 51
  • Claire Kolodzey Memorial Garden: 8.3 mi
  • Ted Paulissen Memorial Garden: 8.3 mi
  • Peace Garden: 8.3 mi
  • Cherry Creek Community Garden: 8.4 mi
  • Pollinator Garden: 9.4 mi
Museums: 47
Peaks: 38
Attractions: 20
  • Bear Creek Stables: 5.7 mi
  • Jackson Tyler Norris Memorial Skate Park: 6.2 mi
  • Frate Barker Path: 7.1 mi
  • South Congress Bat Colony: 10.3 mi
  • Statesman Bat Observation Center: 10.3 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Upper McKinney Falls: 5.3 mi
  • Lower McKinney Falls: 5.6 mi
  • Twin Falls: 10.3 mi
  • Sculpture Falls: 11.3 mi
  • Hill of Life Falls: 12.1 mi
Springs: 9
Ghost towns: 5
Picnic sites: 4
  • Stone picnic table: 5.7 mi
  • Covered Picnic Tables: 7.5 mi
  • The Learning Tree: 9.7 mi
  • Lake Creek Trailhead Picnic Area: 24.7 mi
Cliffs: 4
  • Seismic Wall: 9.7 mi
  • Bird Bluff: 9.8 mi
  • Chalk Bluff: 16.4 mi
  • Purgatory Creek Overlook: 21.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Dr. Jacob Tally Wilhite. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shingle HillsWNW 303°433 m24.0 mi
Gainor MountainW 280°429 m23.7 mi
Peach MountainW 272°429 m24.0 mi
Lone Woman MountainW 264°423 m21.5 mi
Lone Man MountainW 263°416 m20.3 mi
Wallace MountainWNW 286°406 m20.1 mi
Chalk KnobNW 311°364 m19.1 mi
Flint Rock HillNW 318°360 m20.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1119:43
June solstice06:3120:0120:36
September equinox07:2018:5719:29
December solstice07:2417:0017:36

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F505461687682858579705952
Precip in2.81.92.92.45.03.42.22.53.04.22.72.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Austin Bergstrom Intl AP, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12453821428

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