Mill Pond House
Mill Pond House is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 360 m. Shin Oak Mountain stands 587 m to the south-southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Alma Ward Hamrick, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Forts Trail passes 15 miles off. 141 named places lie within 25 miles, 53 of them named summits.
The story
Historic place in San Saba, San Saba County, Texas.
Wikidata Q110023158, matched on coordinates and name (178 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1962
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 14.6 mi off the Texas Forts Trail
- 27.3 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
141 named places within 25 miles
- Alma Ward Hamrick: 0.0 mi
- San Saba County Jail: 0.1 mi
- Edmond E. Risien, Pecan Pioneer: 0.1 mi
- San Saba County: 0.2 mi
- United Confederate Veterans William P. Rogers Camp No. 322: 0.2 mi
- Chapel Hill: 2.4 mi
- Fivemile Hill: 4.3 mi
- Harkey Knobs: 6.9 mi
- Round Mountain: 7.2 mi
- Wildhorse Mountain: 7.7 mi
- San Saba City Park: 0.3 mi
- San Saba River Nature Park: 0.3 mi
- Risien Park: 0.5 mi
- Historical Monument: 10.8 mi
- Richland Springs City Park: 14.7 mi
- Red Bluff: 8.5 mi
- Raven Bluff: 11.2 mi
- Raven Cliff: 12.5 mi
- Blue Bluff: 13.6 mi
- Indian Point: 16.4 mi
- Gorman Spring: 16.7 mi
- Post Oak Spring: 19.5 mi
- Burnt Canyon Spring: 20.1 mi
- Big Spring: 20.7 mi
- Boiling Springs: 21.8 mi
- Apex: 20.0 mi
- Nix: 21.3 mi
- Williams Ranch: 21.4 mi
- San Saba County Historical Museum: 0.1 mi
- Mills County Historical Museum: 19.6 mi
- San Saba Picnic Area: 16.6 mi
- Gorman Falls: 16.6 mi
- Texas Botanical Gardens: 19.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mill Pond House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shin Oak Mountain | SSW 214° | 587 m | 16.9 mi |
| Bee Benchmark | SSW 207° | 580 m | 22.0 mi |
| Lone Oak Mountain | SSW 207° | 568 m | 22.4 mi |
| Buffalo Knob | SSW 203° | 538 m | 11.1 mi |
| High Pond Mountain | SSW 206° | 537 m | 10.7 mi |
| Magill Mountain | S 191° | 516 m | 20.3 mi |
| High Rock | SSW 213° | 511 m | 23.4 mi |
| San Saba Peak | NE 42° | 510 m | 15.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:15 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 06:32 | 20:07 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 19:01 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 17:00 | 17:37 |
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 | 46 | 50 | 57 | 65 | 73 | 80 | 83 | 84 | 76 | 67 | 56 | 48 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Saba 7NW, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12453513762
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