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First State Bank in Richland Springs

First State Bank in Richland Springs from directly overhead

First State Bank in Richland Springs is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 418 m. Corn Creek Hills stands 597 m to the west, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is First State Bank Building, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Forts Trail runs past it. 113 named places lie within 25 miles, 40 of them named summits.

About

The story

town in San Saba County, Texas, United States

Wikidata Q973466, matched on coordinates and name (406 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Built
1998
Material
aluminium
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates31.27391, -98.94498
Around it

113 named places within 25 miles

Historic sites: 56
Peaks: 40
  • Round Mountain: 6.5 mi
  • Barnett Hill: 6.9 mi
  • Locker Hill: 7.3 mi
  • Cat Knob: 9.0 mi
  • Corn Knob: 9.3 mi
Parks: 9
  • Richland Springs City Park: 0.1 mi
  • Camp Billy Gibbons: 11.9 mi
  • San Saba River Nature Park: 14.8 mi
  • San Saba City Park: 15.0 mi
  • San Saba City Park: 15.0 mi
Cliffs: 3
Museums: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Nature reserves: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of First State Bank in Richland Springs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Corn Creek HillsW 270°597 m16.9 mi
Table Top MountainW 269°592 m23.4 mi
Shin Oak MountainSSE 167°587 m20.0 mi
High PointS 188°575 m24.4 mi
Round MountainSSW 200°558 m23.9 mi
Buffalo KnobSSE 149°538 m18.2 mi
High Pond MountainSSE 149°537 m17.7 mi
Bryson HillWSW 241°528 m20.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4019:1619:48
June solstice06:3320:0820:44
September equinox07:2519:0219:34
December solstice07:3117:0117:38

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F465057657380838476675648
Precip in1.72.02.61.93.93.52.02.02.53.11.81.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Saba 7NW, 11 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12453513776

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