Rowden Cotton
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. 120 named places lie within 25 miles, 4 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 2012
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 4.5 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
120 named places within 25 miles
- Wills Point Schools: 0.8 mi
- First National Bank of Wills Point: 0.9 mi
- Wynne & Wynne Law Office: 1.1 mi
- Bruce & Human Drug Company: 1.1 mi
- Brick Streets of Wills Point: 1.1 mi
- 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
- Red Hill: 15.0 mi
- Breezy Hill: 15.3 mi
- Sand Hill: 23.9 mi
- Big Rock Top: 24.5 mi
- Edgewood Heritage Park Museum: 8.2 mi
- Terrell Heritage Museum: 14.8 mi
- Mabank Depot and Model Train Museum: 24.3 mi
- SwCC Entrance Sign: 15.1 mi
- future abandoned house: 20.5 mi
- Soldier and Child: 15.7 mi
- Old Tank: 15.8 mi
- Caddo Creek Unit: 16.6 mi
- Pawnee Inlet Unit: 19.9 mi
- Van Zandt County Westbound Rest Area: 24.0 mi
- Van Zandt County Eastbound Rest Area: 24.1 mi
- Screech Owl Reach: 11.6 mi
- Martin Bluff: 12.0 mi
- Canton Artestian Well: 16.6 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sand Hill | SSE 166° | 207 m | 23.9 mi |
| Big Rock Top | SSE 167° | 187 m | 24.5 mi |
| Red Hill | SE 137° | 171 m | 15.0 mi |
| Breezy Hill | W 274° | 165 m | 15.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:04 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 06:17 | 20:00 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:50 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 16:45 | 17:23 |
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 | 73 | 80 | 84 | 84 | 78 | 67 | 56 | 47 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 3.9 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wills PT, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12454131514
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