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Rotan Drive

Rotan Drive from directly overhead

Rotan Drive is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 118 m. Hubby Hill stands 225 m to the southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Vietnam Veteran Memorial, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Brazos Trail runs past it.

What the record says

Built
2011
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

How to reach it

Coordinates31.56232, -97.13105

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Indian Spring Park: 0.2 mi
  • Heritage Square: 0.3 mi
  • Bledsoe-Miller Park: 0.3 mi
  • Dewey Park: 0.6 mi
  • Katy Ball Park: 0.7 mi
Museums: 11
Gardens: 7
  • National Pan-Hellenic Council Gardens: 1.2 mi
  • Gregory Gardens: 1.2 mi
  • Gregory Gardens: 1.2 mi
  • Garden of Contentment: 1.5 mi
  • Erica Cummings Memorial Prayer Garden: 1.5 mi
Cliffs: 5
Beaches: 2
  • Pullin Family Marina Beach: 1.4 mi
  • Mcc beach: 3.2 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Attractions: 1
  • Waco Traffic Circle: 2.6 mi
Peaks: 1
  • Hubby Hill: 15.7 mi
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hubby HillSW 215°225 m15.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3319:0819:40
June solstice06:2520:0220:37
September equinox07:1818:5519:27
December solstice07:2516:5317:30

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F475158657481858578685749
Precip in2.72.73.53.24.43.61.92.43.24.32.92.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waco DAM, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12452349037

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