Skip to content

Rowden Cotton

Rowden Cotton from directly overhead

Rowden Cotton is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 162 m. Sand Hill stands 207 m to the south-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Wills Point Schools, a historic site 0.8 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 4.5 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
2012
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

How to reach it

Coordinates32.71233, -96.02646

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 46
  • Edgewood Heritage Park: 8.2 mi
  • Edgewood City Park: 8.5 mi
  • Van Zandt County Park: 8.7 mi
  • Lake Tawakoni State Park: 9.5 mi
  • Red Deer Park: 9.9 mi
Peaks: 4
  • Red Hill: 15.0 mi
  • Breezy Hill: 15.3 mi
  • Sand Hill: 23.9 mi
  • Big Rock Top: 24.5 mi
Museums: 3
Attractions: 2
  • SwCC Entrance Sign: 15.1 mi
  • future abandoned house: 20.5 mi
Artworks: 2
  • Soldier and Child: 15.7 mi
  • Old Tank: 15.8 mi
Nature reserves: 2
  • Caddo Creek Unit: 16.6 mi
  • Pawnee Inlet Unit: 19.9 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Beaches: 1
Cliffs: 1
Springs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sand HillSSE 166°207 m23.9 mi
Big Rock TopSSE 167°187 m24.5 mi
Red HillSE 137°171 m15.0 mi
Breezy HillW 274°165 m15.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2919:0419:36
June solstice06:1720:0020:36
September equinox07:1318:5019:22
December solstice07:2316:4517:23

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F454956647380848478675647
Precip in3.43.64.23.74.93.92.32.63.34.83.94.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wills PT, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12454131514

More historic sites in Texas

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to Rowden Cotton.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens