Rock Front Saloon, 1870
Rock Front Saloon, 1870 is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 169 m. Yegua Benchmark stands 232 m to the northeast, 4.8 miles off. The nearest named place is McDade Baptist Church, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Brazos Trail passes 0.4 miles off. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
historic place in McDade, Bastrop County, Texas
Wikidata Q110024260, matched on coordinates and name (1 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1965
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 0.4 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
- 13.0 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- McDade Baptist Church: 0.1 mi
- McDade: 0.4 mi
- Three Oaks (Goerlitz) Cemetery: 1.8 mi
- Siloah Cemetery: 2.2 mi
- John Herron: 3.0 mi
- Goins Picnic Area: 8.1 mi
- Thomas Memorial Park: 8.3 mi
- Lake Bastrop North Shore Park: 8.6 mi
- Veterans' Memorial Park: 8.8 mi
- Morris Memorial Park: 9.3 mi
- Yegua Knobbs: 4.3 mi
- Yegua Benchmark: 4.8 mi
- Lotman Hill: 9.7 mi
- Clay Hill: 10.8 mi
- Caldwell Knob: 16.5 mi
- Dunstan: 8.5 mi
- Yewpon: 8.9 mi
- Phelan: 10.2 mi
- McDuff: 14.0 mi
- Grassyville: 14.1 mi
- Elgin Depot Museum: 8.8 mi
- Museum of the Bastrop County Historical Society: 13.2 mi
- Coupland Depot Museum: 14.9 mi
- Coupland Museum: 17.9 mi
- Smithville Railroad Historical Park and Museum: 18.0 mi
- Indiangrass Wildlife Sanctuary: 21.3 mi
- Decker Tallgrass Prairie Preserve: 21.7 mi
- Onion Creek Wildlife Sanctuary: 23.2 mi
- Waste Management Wildlife Park: 24.5 mi
- Big Walnut Creek Nature Preserve: 24.6 mi
- Memorial Grove: 5.9 mi
- Bastrop Community Garden: 13.0 mi
- Taylor Liberty Garden: 22.9 mi
- Native Texas Plants Garden: 24.7 mi
- Ms. Pearl the Giant Squirrel Statue: 18.2 mi
- Bill Picket: 21.9 mi
- Fork in the Road: 23.3 mi
- CCC Water Fountain: 12.7 mi
- Red Bluffs: 14.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rock Front Saloon, 1870. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yegua Benchmark | NE 37° | 232 m | 4.8 mi |
| Yegua Knobbs | NE 41° | 225 m | 4.3 mi |
| Jaecks Hill | NW 309° | 214 m | 23.7 mi |
| Bald Knob | W 279° | 205 m | 21.3 mi |
| Lotman Hill | S 186° | 201 m | 9.7 mi |
| Caldwell Knob | SW 236° | 177 m | 16.5 mi |
| Royston Hill | S 178° | 174 m | 20.9 mi |
| High Point | SSW 194° | 174 m | 23.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:09 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:28 | 19:59 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:55 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 16:57 | 17:34 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 50 | 54 | 60 | 68 | 75 | 82 | 84 | 85 | 79 | 70 | 59 | 52 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 4.9 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Elgin 1 N, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12395089057
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