Rowena
Rowena is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 537 m. Kiser Mountain stands 713 m to the west-northwest, 17 miles off. Texas Forts Trail passes 22 miles off. 88 named places lie within 25 miles, 13 of them named summits.
The story
unincorporated community and census designated place in Runnels County, Texas, United States of America
Wikidata Q3043841, matched on coordinates and name (168 m apart).
What the record says
- Inscription
- Rowena was originally laid out by Paul J. Baron in 1897. A Santa Fe Railroad section house known as Rowena Station had been established in the area in 1888;however, the post office officially denied this name as it too much resembled Ravenna in Fannin Co
How to reach it
- 21.5 mi off the Texas Forts Trail
88 named places within 25 miles
- Rowena: 0.0 mi
- First National Bank: 0.1 mi
- Oldest Rock Building in City: 0.2 mi
- Oldest Rock Building in City: 0.2 mi
- Sons of Hermann Lodge No. 216: 0.3 mi
- Deadman Hill: 14.3 mi
- Gobbler Hill: 15.9 mi
- Buttermilk Hill: 16.0 mi
- Mount Margaret: 16.1 mi
- Brooks Hill: 16.8 mi
- City Park: 9.2 mi
- Lake Knierim County Park: 21.4 mi
- Concho Recreation Area: 21.5 mi
- Bronte Mini Park: 22.0 mi
- Winters Community Center: 22.9 mi
- Buffalo Bluff: 10.9 mi
- Wilson Bluff: 12.4 mi
- Herrings Bluff: 12.8 mi
- Deadmans Bluff: 16.8 mi
- Brushy Bluff: 18.5 mi
- Memory Lane Antique Car Museum: 8.5 mi
- The Earnest and Dorothy Barrow Foundation Museum: 17.6 mi
- Z I Hale Museum: 22.1 mi
- Bronte: 22.0 mi
- Welcome to Bronte: 22.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rowena. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kiser Mountain | WNW 283° | 713 m | 17.1 mi |
| Sand Hill | WNW 288° | 690 m | 24.3 mi |
| Devils Courthouse Peak | W 260° | 683 m | 20.1 mi |
| Nipple Peak | WNW 291° | 673 m | 21.4 mi |
| Mount Margaret | WNW 295° | 660 m | 16.1 mi |
| Juniper Peak | WNW 294° | 655 m | 18.5 mi |
| Rattle Snake Hill | W 263° | 623 m | 18.1 mi |
| Gobbler Hill | WNW 289° | 616 m | 15.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:45 | 19:20 | 19:52 |
| June solstice | 06:36 | 20:13 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:29 | 19:06 | 19:38 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 17:05 | 17:41 |
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 | 57 | 65 | 73 | 80 | 84 | 83 | 76 | 66 | 55 | 46 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ballinger 2 NW, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/11663142391
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