Lake Polk Park
Lake Polk Park is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 200 m. Bald Knob stands 332 m to the west, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Bird Creek Battlefield, a historic site 0.7 miles away. Texas Brazos Trail passes 4.6 miles off. 34 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1991
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 4.6 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Bird Creek Battlefield: 0.7 mi
- First Lutheran Church: 0.8 mi
- Santa Fe Memorial Hospital, Inc.: 0.8 mi
- Immanuel Baptist Church: 0.8 mi
- W. Goodrich Jones (1860-1950): 1.0 mi
- Jones Park: 1.0 mi
- Hodge Park: 1.1 mi
- Western Hills Park: 1.3 mi
- Whistlestop Playground: 1.3 mi
- Scott and White Park: 1.4 mi
- Tweedle Mountain: 9.0 mi
- Bland Mountain: 11.3 mi
- Sparta Mountain: 12.0 mi
- Liberty Hill: 13.1 mi
- Owl Creek Mountains: 14.3 mi
- Railroad and Pioneer Museum: 1.5 mi
- Czech Heritage Museum: 1.8 mi
- Temple Children's Museum: 1.9 mi
- Bell County Museum: 6.2 mi
- Salado Museum and College Park: 14.7 mi
- Aiken: 7.4 mi
- Stringtown: 9.2 mi
- Old Troy: 9.9 mi
- Bland: 11.6 mi
- Ocker: 13.5 mi
- Rotary Club Garden: 2.1 mi
- Salado Sculpture Garden: 13.8 mi
- Kelly Flading Community Garden: 19.5 mi
- Alvarez Community Garden: 20.9 mi
- 10th St. Community Garden: 21.0 mi
- Old Town Salado: 14.1 mi
- CCC Rock Tower: 16.4 mi
- Bird Blind: 16.5 mi
- CCC Plaque: 16.7 mi
- Historic Bell: 16.8 mi
- Picnic Area: 14.8 mi
- Bell County Southbound Rest Area: 16.8 mi
- Bell County Northbound Rest Area: 17.7 mi
- Silverstone Park Picnic Area: 3.4 mi
- Wyndham Hill Picnic Area: 4.0 mi
- Headquarters Springs: 23.0 mi
- Warwick Springs: 23.1 mi
- Temple Wildcat: 1.0 mi
- Hartrick Bluff: 6.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lake Polk Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Knob | W 261° | 332 m | 23.5 mi |
| Blackwell Mountains | W 281° | 330 m | 24.8 mi |
| Long Mountain | WSW 252° | 325 m | 23.4 mi |
| Jack Mountain | WNW 292° | 325 m | 24.7 mi |
| Lone Mountain | WNW 283° | 324 m | 23.6 mi |
| Black Mountain | W 281° | 319 m | 22.0 mi |
| Jackson Knob | W 281° | 319 m | 22.7 mi |
| Douglas Mountains | W 260° | 315 m | 22.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:09 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:27 | 20:02 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:56 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 16:55 | 17:32 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 52 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 80 | 84 | 84 | 78 | 68 | 58 | 50 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 4.8 | 3.4 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 2.6 | 2.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stillhouse Hollow DAM, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12395078698
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