John Williams
John Williams is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 412 m. Spur Mountain stands 549 m to the north, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Williams Ranch Cemetery, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Forts Trail passes 17 miles off. 135 named places lie within 25 miles, 40 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 1976
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 16.8 mi off the Texas Forts Trail
135 named places within 25 miles
- Williams Ranch Cemetery: 0.0 mi
- The Settlement of Williams Ranch: 3.3 mi
- Mullin United Methodist Church: 3.4 mi
- Site of Chesser Valley Community: 4.2 mi
- Ratler, Texas and the Renfro Dam: 5.7 mi
- Tiger Mountain: 4.8 mi
- Little Pompey Mountain: 7.7 mi
- Long Pompey Mountain: 8.4 mi
- Round Mountain: 9.0 mi
- Cedar Knob: 9.2 mi
- Goldthwaite Municipal Park: 6.8 mi
- Comanche & Indian Gap RR: 16.5 mi
- Allcorn Park: 21.7 mi
- San Saba River Nature Park: 21.8 mi
- Camp Bowie Soccer Complex: 21.8 mi
- Mills County Historical Museum: 6.5 mi
- San Saba County Historical Museum: 22.1 mi
- Martin & Frances Lehnis Railroad Musuem: 23.8 mi
- Brown County Museum of History: 24.2 mi
- Williams Ranch: 1.2 mi
- McGirk: 19.0 mi
- Blue Bluff: 8.5 mi
- Red Bluff: 21.8 mi
- Texas Botanical Gardens: 6.4 mi
- San Saba Picnic Area: 11.8 mi
- Timberlake Biological Field Station: 16.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of John Williams. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spur Mountain | N 353° | 549 m | 13.7 mi |
| Long Pompey Mountain | N 7° | 537 m | 8.4 mi |
| Little Pompey Mountain | N 5° | 530 m | 7.7 mi |
| Turkey Peak Mountain | NNW 347° | 522 m | 16.2 mi |
| Huckabee Hill | ENE 71° | 520 m | 11.8 mi |
| Tiger Mountain | NE 40° | 517 m | 4.8 mi |
| San Saba Peak | SSE 148° | 510 m | 12.6 mi |
| Taterhill Mountain | NNE 22° | 510 m | 15.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:14 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 06:31 | 20:08 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 19:01 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:59 | 17:36 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 46 | 50 | 57 | 64 | 72 | 79 | 82 | 82 | 76 | 66 | 55 | 47 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 2.1 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Goldthwaite 1 WSW, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12452321752
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