Rio Vista
Rio Vista is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 226 m. Brushy Knob stands 303 m to the north, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Texas Children's Museum, a museum 0.2 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 4.2 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1985
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 4.2 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Menefee Reunion: 0.2 mi
- Henry Briden Cabin: 0.2 mi
- Early Cattle Trade: 0.2 mi
- Grange Hall Cemetery: 1.3 mi
- Phillip Nolan Historical Marker: 3.8 mi
- Lakeshore Park: 5.1 mi
- Winchester Park: 6.0 mi
- Belclaire Community Park: 6.2 mi
- Westhill Park: 7.0 mi
- Stone Park: 7.3 mi
- Texas Children's Museum: 0.2 mi
- Gone With the Wind Museum: 7.4 mi
- The Chisholm Trail Outdoor Museum: 7.5 mi
- Johnson County Courthouse Museum: 7.9 mi
- Lowell Smith Sr. History Center: 8.0 mi
- How Do You Stack Up?: 7.8 mi
- Wild Frontier, Trail Dust, And Rails: 7.8 mi
- General Cleburne: 7.9 mi
- Welcome to Historic Cleburne: 7.9 mi
- 1933 Central Texas Bus Line Depot: 8.0 mi
- Brushy Knob: 4.6 mi
- Bee Mountain: 9.8 mi
- Berry Knob: 14.6 mi
- Brushy Knob: 15.6 mi
- Powelldale Mountains: 15.9 mi
- Broke Rock: 6.7 mi
- Bluff Mills: 8.1 mi
- Robinson Bluff: 10.7 mi
- Hendrick Arnold Bluff: 12.7 mi
- White Bluff: 14.7 mi
- Iris Garden: 7.7 mi
- Guinn Garden at Buffalo Creek: 7.8 mi
- Fire Station 16 Memorial Garden: 20.5 mi
- elizabeth crockett butterfly Garden: 21.7 mi
- Somervell County Master Gardeners Demo Garden: 22.0 mi
- Vivian J. Malone Preserve: 1.4 mi
- Acton Nature Center: 21.7 mi
- Glen Rose Bird Sanctuary: 22.1 mi
- Aquilla Wildlife Management Area: 22.5 mi
- Little Ham Hole Spring: 5.8 mi
- Big Ham Hole Spring: 6.1 mi
- Old City Spring: 7.9 mi
- The Spirit of Cleburne: 7.4 mi
- ATSF 999457: 8.1 mi
- Serenity Point: 17.8 mi
- Brazos Point: 14.5 mi
- Canoe Docks: 19.2 mi
- Acton Tabernacle: 23.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rio Vista. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brushy Knob | N 350° | 303 m | 15.6 mi |
| Caddo Peak | N 354° | 303 m | 17.3 mi |
| Pilot Knob | SSW 212° | 301 m | 24.6 mi |
| Barnard Knob | WNW 296° | 292 m | 16.7 mi |
| Berry Knob | WNW 289° | 285 m | 14.6 mi |
| Brushy Mound | N 4° | 275 m | 22.2 mi |
| Turkey Peak | N 4° | 266 m | 21.3 mi |
| Brushy Knob | SE 142° | 232 m | 4.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:09 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:24 | 20:04 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:55 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:52 | 17:29 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 45 | 49 | 56 | 64 | 72 | 80 | 84 | 84 | 77 | 66 | 55 | 47 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 4.4 | 2.9 | 2.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cleburne, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12438052662
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