Oldest Rock Building in City
Oldest Rock Building in City is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 535 m. Kiser Mountain stands 713 m to the west-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is First National Bank, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Forts Trail passes 21 miles off. 82 named places lie within 25 miles, 13 of them named summits.
The story
Historic place in Rowena, Runnels County, Texas.
Wikidata Q110023260, matched on coordinates and name (168 m apart).
What the record says
- Inscription
- Completed in 1903. 24-inch walls are made of sand and lime mix mortar. Originally used as grain and feed store.
How to reach it
- 21.5 mi off the Texas Forts Trail
82 named places within 25 miles
- First National Bank: 0.1 mi
- Rowena: 0.2 mi
- Sons of Hermann Lodge No. 216: 0.5 mi
- SPJST Lodge No. 49: 0.6 mi
- Sweet Home School: 4.3 mi
- Deadman Hill: 14.2 mi
- Gobbler Hill: 15.7 mi
- Buttermilk Hill: 15.9 mi
- Mount Margaret: 16.0 mi
- Brooks Hill: 16.7 mi
- City Park: 9.2 mi
- Lake Knierim County Park: 21.2 mi
- Concho Recreation Area: 21.6 mi
- Bronte Mini Park: 21.8 mi
- Winters Community Center: 22.9 mi
- Buffalo Bluff: 11.0 mi
- Wilson Bluff: 12.5 mi
- Herrings Bluff: 12.9 mi
- Deadmans Bluff: 16.9 mi
- Brushy Bluff: 18.6 mi
- Memory Lane Antique Car Museum: 8.5 mi
- The Earnest and Dorothy Barrow Foundation Museum: 17.8 mi
- Z I Hale Museum: 22.0 mi
- Bronte: 21.8 mi
- Welcome to Bronte: 21.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Oldest Rock Building in City. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kiser Mountain | WNW 283° | 713 m | 17.0 mi |
| Sand Hill | WNW 287° | 690 m | 24.1 mi |
| Devils Courthouse Peak | W 259° | 683 m | 20.0 mi |
| Nipple Peak | WNW 291° | 673 m | 21.3 mi |
| Mount Margaret | WNW 295° | 660 m | 16.0 mi |
| Juniper Peak | WNW 294° | 655 m | 18.4 mi |
| Rattle Snake Hill | W 262° | 623 m | 18.0 mi |
| Gobbler Hill | WNW 289° | 616 m | 15.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:45 | 19:20 | 19:52 |
| June solstice | 06:36 | 20:13 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:29 | 19:06 | 19:38 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 17:05 | 17:42 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 45 | 49 | 57 | 65 | 73 | 80 | 84 | 83 | 76 | 66 | 55 | 46 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ballinger 2 NW, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/11663108611
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