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Joppa Community

Joppa Community from directly overhead

Joppa Community is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 334 m. Long Mountain stands 490 m to the west-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Russell Fork Iron Truss Bridge, a historic site 1.2 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 18 miles off.

The story

unincorporated community in Burnet County, Texas, United States

Wikidata Q6276204, matched on coordinates and name (34 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1979
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates30.82542, -98.03199

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Panther Park: 5.7 mi
  • Johnnie Mae Wheeler Park: 5.9 mi
  • Liberty Hill City Park: 11.5 mi
  • Wallace Riddell Park: 12.0 mi
  • Live Oak Park: 12.1 mi
Peaks
  • Bald Knob: 9.0 mi
  • Pilot Knob: 9.0 mi
  • Barnett Knob: 10.7 mi
  • Hickman Knob: 11.3 mi
  • Tucker Knob: 11.8 mi
Artworks: 14
  • Ripples from a Spring: 24.0 mi
  • Dancin': 24.0 mi
  • The Family: 24.0 mi
  • Balancing Apple: 24.0 mi
  • Sentinel: 24.0 mi
Springs: 11
  • Trough Spring: 14.4 mi
  • Boiling Springs: 15.1 mi
  • Fourmile Spring: 15.6 mi
  • Brushy Spring: 16.4 mi
  • Adams Spring: 16.6 mi
Museums: 9
  • Burnet County Historical Jail: 12.4 mi
  • Fort Croghan Museum: 13.1 mi
  • Highland Lakes Squadron - Commemorative Air Force: 13.5 mi
  • Interpretive Center: 14.4 mi
  • Lampasas County Museum: 18.8 mi
Cliffs: 8
Gardens: 4
Attractions: 4
  • World's Largest Spur: 18.0 mi
  • Observation Tower: 21.4 mi
  • Texas paintball: 23.4 mi
  • Dead Man's Hole: 24.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Hidden Falls Water Falls and Picnic Area: 15.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.7 miles of Joppa Community. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Long MountainWNW 287°490 m19.0 mi
Potato HillW 266°484 m14.5 mi
Lookout MountainWNW 292°484 m20.7 mi
Post MountainWSW 248°462 m13.6 mi
Wolf HillWNW 299°460 m21.8 mi
Cedar Top PeakNW 326°457 m23.7 mi
Green MountainW 279°456 m16.6 mi
Brushy MountainWNW 294°451 m23.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1219:44
June solstice06:3020:0420:39
September equinox07:2118:5819:30
December solstice07:2716:5917:35

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F475158657380838376665648
Precip in1.92.02.92.34.13.22.12.43.43.62.61.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Burnet, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12395279995

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