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Reading Wood Black

Reading Wood Black from directly overhead

Reading Wood Black is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 279 m. Double Knobs stands 572 m to the north-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is John Nance Garner, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 1.7 miles off. 108 named places lie within 25 miles, 43 of them named summits.

What the record says

Built
1983

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

How to reach it

Coordinates29.19826, -99.81106

Overlooks nearby

108 named places within 25 miles

Historic sites: 48
Peaks: 43
  • Rocky Hill: 1.3 mi
  • Inge Mountain: 3.0 mi
  • Big Mountain: 5.8 mi
  • Sevenmile Hill: 6.4 mi
  • Tom Nunn Hill: 7.2 mi
Parks: 7
  • El Jardin de los Heroes: 0.8 mi
  • DeLeon Park: 1.1 mi
  • Esperanza Park: 1.3 mi
  • Memorial Park: 2.1 mi
  • Uvalde Memorial Park: 2.1 mi
Cliffs: 4
Nature reserves: 2
Museums: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Memorial Park: 2.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Springs: 1
  • Walnut Springs: 22.9 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Double KnobsNNW 334°572 m21.3 mi
Sycamore MountainNNW 337°562 m20.3 mi
Devils Backbone MountainN 8°549 m23.1 mi
Davenport HillN 4°535 m18.4 mi
Double MountainNW 310°505 m24.7 mi
Fence MountainNW 315°504 m20.9 mi
Round MountainNW 326°465 m22.2 mi
Sinks HillNNE 29°465 m22.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4419:2019:51
June solstice06:4120:0720:42
September equinox07:2819:0619:37
December solstice07:3017:1117:46

Local time (America/Chicago).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6285103308

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