Joppa Community
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
How to reach it
- 18.0 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
Overlooks nearby
- 1000ft overlook of Inks Lake · 21 mi
- Sunset Deck · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Russell Fork Iron Truss Bridge: 1.2 mi
- Shady Grove Community: 3.1 mi
- Black's Fort: 3.2 mi
- Site of Town of Strickling: 4.2 mi
- Bertram School: 5.6 mi
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Cedar Bluff: 8.3 mi
- Pillar Bluff: 18.7 mi
- Indian Bluff: 19.2 mi
- Devils Waterhole: 20.2 mi
- White Bluff: 20.7 mi
- First United Methodist Church Prayer Garden: 12.3 mi
- Rancho Sienna Community Garden: 18.8 mi
- Sun City Gardens: 20.7 mi
- Sunken Garden: 24.7 mi
- Twin Springs Preserve: 17.5 mi
- Georgetown Lake Recreational Area: 18.1 mi
- Balcones Canyonlands Preserve - Austin Simon: 24.7 mi
- Balcones Canyonlands Preserve - Lime Creek: 24.9 mi
- World's Largest Spur: 18.0 mi
- Observation Tower: 21.4 mi
- Texas paintball: 23.4 mi
- Dead Man's Hole: 24.8 mi
- Hidden Falls Water Falls and Picnic Area: 15.8 mi
- Mormon Mill: 17.7 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long Mountain | WNW 287° | 490 m | 19.0 mi |
| Potato Hill | W 266° | 484 m | 14.5 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | WNW 292° | 484 m | 20.7 mi |
| Post Mountain | WSW 248° | 462 m | 13.6 mi |
| Wolf Hill | WNW 299° | 460 m | 21.8 mi |
| Cedar Top Peak | NW 326° | 457 m | 23.7 mi |
| Green Mountain | W 279° | 456 m | 16.6 mi |
| Brushy Mountain | WNW 294° | 451 m | 23.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:12 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:30 | 20:04 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:58 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:59 | 17:35 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 47 | 51 | 58 | 65 | 73 | 80 | 83 | 83 | 76 | 66 | 56 | 48 |
| Precip in | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Burnet, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12395279995
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