Richard S. Stokes
Richard S. Stokes is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 439 m. Huckabee Hill stands 520 m to the north, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Long Cove Baptist Church, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. 155 named places lie within 25 miles, 55 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 1973
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
155 named places within 25 miles
- Long Cove Baptist Church: 0.0 mi
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery: 4.7 mi
- Site of Lometa Reservoir: 4.8 mi
- Phantom Hill Road: 5.9 mi
- Lometa: 6.3 mi
- Bread Tray Mountain: 3.9 mi
- Payne Mountain: 6.7 mi
- Castle Peak: 7.9 mi
- San Saba Peak: 8.1 mi
- Rocky Point: 8.3 mi
- Historical Monument: 12.0 mi
- Goldthwaite Municipal Park: 13.1 mi
- Risien Park: 18.5 mi
- San Saba River Nature Park: 18.7 mi
- San Saba City Park: 18.9 mi
- Raven Cliff: 11.2 mi
- Red Bluff: 11.3 mi
- Raven Bluff: 12.3 mi
- Indian Point: 14.0 mi
- Blue Bluff: 16.1 mi
- Gorman Spring: 17.9 mi
- Big Spring: 18.1 mi
- Burnt Canyon Spring: 20.7 mi
- Post Oak Spring: 21.0 mi
- Gooch Spring: 22.5 mi
- Mills County Historical Museum: 13.4 mi
- San Saba County Historical Museum: 18.9 mi
- Lampasas County Museum: 21.8 mi
- Nix: 14.0 mi
- McGirk: 15.6 mi
- Williams Ranch: 18.6 mi
- San Saba Picnic Area: 8.2 mi
- Timberlake Biological Field Station: 11.9 mi
- Texas Botanical Gardens: 13.5 mi
- Gorman Falls: 17.4 mi
- World's Largest Spur: 22.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Richard S. Stokes. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huckabee Hill | N 351° | 520 m | 18.3 mi |
| Tiger Mountain | NNW 329° | 517 m | 20.9 mi |
| San Saba Peak | WNW 296° | 510 m | 8.1 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | NNW 348° | 506 m | 16.3 mi |
| Bread Tray Mountain | NNW 345° | 504 m | 3.9 mi |
| Messanger Mountain | SSE 167° | 502 m | 10.4 mi |
| Becker Mountain | N 351° | 502 m | 24.9 mi |
| Knight Mountain | SSE 158° | 501 m | 11.4 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: 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, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12438068310
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