Phantom Hill Road
Phantom Hill Road is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 414 m. Buffalo Knob stands 538 m to the west-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Site of Lometa Reservoir, a historic site 1.4 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 27 miles off. 60 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1974
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 27.2 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Site of Lometa Reservoir: 1.4 mi
- Senterfitt Cemetery: 1.4 mi
- Site of Old Town of Senterfitt: 1.6 mi
- C.S.A. Salt Works: 1.9 mi
- Lometa: 2.1 mi
- Messanger Mountain: 5.1 mi
- Grassy Knob: 5.6 mi
- Knight Mountain: 6.8 mi
- Twin Sister Peaks: 7.4 mi
- Sand Rock: 8.3 mi
- Historical Monument: 7.4 mi
- Lampasas Sport Complex: 16.2 mi
- Risien Park: 16.4 mi
- San Saba River Nature Park: 16.7 mi
- San Saba City Park: 16.7 mi
- Gorman Spring: 12.0 mi
- Big Spring: 12.2 mi
- Burnt Canyon Spring: 14.8 mi
- Post Oak Spring: 15.0 mi
- Gooch Spring: 19.2 mi
- Raven Cliff: 6.1 mi
- Raven Bluff: 7.5 mi
- Indian Point: 8.1 mi
- Red Bluff: 8.3 mi
- Indian Bluff: 16.9 mi
- San Saba County Historical Museum: 16.8 mi
- San Saba County Historical Museum: 16.8 mi
- Mills County Historical Museum: 18.0 mi
- Lampasas County Museum: 18.2 mi
- Lampasas County Museum: 18.2 mi
- Nix: 8.5 mi
- McGirk: 21.4 mi
- Williams Ranch: 22.9 mi
- Gorman Falls: 11.6 mi
- Timberlake Biological Field Station: 11.6 mi
- San Saba Picnic Area: 12.3 mi
- Texas Botanical Gardens: 18.1 mi
- World's Largest Spur: 18.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Phantom Hill Road. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Knob | WSW 241° | 538 m | 24.3 mi |
| High Pond Mountain | WSW 242° | 537 m | 24.2 mi |
| Huckabee Hill | N 355° | 520 m | 24.1 mi |
| San Saba Peak | NW 325° | 510 m | 11.5 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | N 353° | 506 m | 22.0 mi |
| Bread Tray Mountain | N 358° | 504 m | 9.7 mi |
| Messanger Mountain | SE 145° | 502 m | 5.1 mi |
| Knight Mountain | SE 134° | 501 m | 6.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:38 | 19:14 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 06:31 | 20:06 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 19:00 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:59 | 17:36 |
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 | 47 | 51 | 58 | 65 | 73 | 81 | 84 | 84 | 78 | 67 | 57 | 48 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 4.6 | 3.5 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 2.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lampasas, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12438068315
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