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Old Rock Store

Old Rock Store from directly overhead

Old Rock Store is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 77 m. Devils Center Table stands 166 m to the south, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is McMullen County Historical Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. 56 named places lie within 25 miles, 8 of them named summits.

The story

historic place in Tilden, McMullen County, Texas

Wikidata Q110023244, matched on coordinates and name (134 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1966
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates28.46137, -98.54967

56 named places within 25 miles

Historic sites: 33
Peaks: 8
  • Register Hill: 1.6 mi
  • Opossum Hill: 12.0 mi
  • Koon Hill: 16.4 mi
  • San Caja Hill: 17.2 mi
  • Comanche Hills: 20.5 mi
Parks: 7
  • Clifton & Nora Wheeler Memorial Park: 0.8 mi
  • Choke Canyon State Park - Calliham Unit: 12.5 mi
  • Choke Canyon State Park - South Shore Unit: 18.1 mi
  • Tips Park: 21.8 mi
  • Aristeo Ponce Park: 22.1 mi
Museums: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Gardens: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Old Rock Store. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Devils Center TableS 171°166 m23.1 mi
LaChusa HillS 169°160 m22.9 mi
San Caja HillSE 143°146 m17.2 mi
Opossum HillNE 53°114 m12.0 mi
Koon HillW 278°107 m16.4 mi
Lipan HillsNE 46°101 m23.5 mi
Register HillSW 216°87 m1.6 mi
Comanche HillsENE 73°74 m20.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:1519:46
June solstice06:3820:0120:35
September equinox07:2319:0119:32
December solstice07:2317:0817:43

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F555965727984868781746456
Precip in1.11.12.22.13.22.52.92.13.61.91.51.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tilden 4 SSE, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/6179641099

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