Ratler, Texas and the Renfro Dam
Ratler, Texas and the Renfro Dam is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 381 m. Spur Mountain stands 549 m to the north, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Jackson Massacre, a historic site 3.5 miles away. Texas Forts Trail passes 13 miles off. 137 named places lie within 25 miles, 37 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 1998
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 12.6 mi off the Texas Forts Trail
137 named places within 25 miles
- Jackson Massacre: 3.5 mi
- Rural Communities of Western Mills County: 4.1 mi
- Site of Chesser Valley Community: 5.2 mi
- Williams Ranch Cemetery: 5.7 mi
- Regency Suspension Bridge: 7.7 mi
- Hanna Mountain: 5.4 mi
- Mauldin Hills: 6.6 mi
- Gobblers Knob: 9.0 mi
- Round Mountain: 9.0 mi
- Burger Hill: 10.3 mi
- Goldthwaite Municipal Park: 9.5 mi
- San Saba River Nature Park: 18.0 mi
- Risien Park: 18.1 mi
- Richland Springs City Park: 18.1 mi
- San Saba City Park: 18.4 mi
- Blue Bluff: 5.8 mi
- Red Bluff: 20.0 mi
- Raven Bluff: 24.2 mi
- Raven Cliff: 24.5 mi
- Mills County Historical Museum: 9.4 mi
- San Saba County Historical Museum: 18.3 mi
- Martin & Frances Lehnis Railroad Musuem: 23.1 mi
- Brown County Museum of History: 23.5 mi
- Williams Ranch: 6.0 mi
- McGirk: 23.8 mi
- Texas Botanical Gardens: 9.4 mi
- San Saba Picnic Area: 13.1 mi
- Timberlake Biological Field Station: 14.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ratler, Texas and the Renfro Dam. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spur Mountain | N 9° | 549 m | 17.4 mi |
| Long Pompey Mountain | NNE 24° | 537 m | 13.1 mi |
| Little Pompey Mountain | NNE 25° | 530 m | 12.4 mi |
| Turkey Peak Mountain | N 3° | 522 m | 19.4 mi |
| Huckabee Hill | ENE 64° | 520 m | 17.2 mi |
| Tiger Mountain | NE 46° | 517 m | 10.5 mi |
| San Saba Peak | ESE 123° | 510 m | 13.1 mi |
| Taterhill Mountain | NNE 30° | 510 m | 20.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:15 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 06:32 | 20:08 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 19:01 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 17:00 | 17:37 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 46 | 50 | 57 | 64 | 72 | 79 | 82 | 82 | 76 | 66 | 55 | 47 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 2.1 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Goldthwaite 1 WSW, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12452321760
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