Reading Wood Black
Reading Wood Black is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 276 m. Bald Mountain stands 574 m to the north-northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is The Uvalde "Leader-News", a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Hill Country Trail runs past it. 109 named places lie within 25 miles, 44 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 1967
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- On the Texas Hill Country Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Ol' Baldy viewpoint · 26 mi
- Overlook · 26 mi
109 named places within 25 miles
- The Uvalde "Leader-News": 0.0 mi
- Fort Inge, Camp Dix, C.S.A.: 0.1 mi
- Uvalde County Courthouse: 0.1 mi
- Rice Hotel and Saddlery: 0.1 mi
- Uvalde County: 0.1 mi
- Inge Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Rocky Hill: 2.7 mi
- Big Mountain: 4.2 mi
- Sevenmile Hill: 6.8 mi
- Black Mountain: 7.9 mi
- Memorial Park: 0.3 mi
- Uvalde Memorial Park: 0.4 mi
- Esperanza Park: 0.7 mi
- DeLeon Park: 0.7 mi
- El Jardin de los Heroes: 1.0 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 15.8 mi
- Blacks Bluff: 20.9 mi
- Barrilla Bluff: 20.9 mi
- Seven Bluff: 22.8 mi
- Cooks Slough Nature Park: 1.8 mi
- Cooks Slough Nature Park: 1.8 mi
- Memorial Park: 0.3 mi
- Briscoe-Garner Museum: 0.5 mi
- Dabney: 19.2 mi
- Walnut Springs: 22.8 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Mountain | NNE 29° | 574 m | 24.1 mi |
| Double Knobs | NNW 329° | 572 m | 21.4 mi |
| Sycamore Mountain | NNW 332° | 562 m | 20.3 mi |
| Devils Backbone Mountain | N 4° | 549 m | 22.2 mi |
| Davenport Hill | N 359° | 535 m | 17.6 mi |
| Coffin Mountain | NNE 15° | 514 m | 24.6 mi |
| Fence Mountain | NW 311° | 504 m | 21.5 mi |
| Sinks Hill | NNE 27° | 465 m | 21.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:44 | 19:20 | 19:51 |
| June solstice | 06:41 | 20:07 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:28 | 19:06 | 19:37 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 17:10 | 17:46 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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