San Saba County
San Saba County is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 363 m. Shin Oak Mountain stands 587 m to the southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Edmond E. Risien, Pecan Pioneer, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Forts Trail passes 15 miles off. 141 named places lie within 25 miles, 53 of them named summits.
The story
Historic place in San Saba, San Saba County, Texas.
Wikidata Q107320079, matched on coordinates and name (410 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1966
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 14.8 mi off the Texas Forts Trail
- 27.3 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
141 named places within 25 miles
- Edmond E. Risien, Pecan Pioneer: 0.1 mi
- Alma Ward Hamrick: 0.2 mi
- Mill Pond House: 0.2 mi
- John H. "Shorty" Brown Cemetery: 0.2 mi
- San Saba County Jail: 0.3 mi
- Chapel Hill: 2.4 mi
- Fivemile Hill: 4.2 mi
- Harkey Knobs: 7.1 mi
- Round Mountain: 7.1 mi
- Wildhorse Mountain: 7.6 mi
- San Saba River Nature Park: 0.2 mi
- San Saba City Park: 0.3 mi
- Risien Park: 0.3 mi
- Historical Monument: 10.6 mi
- Richland Springs City Park: 14.9 mi
- Red Bluff: 8.3 mi
- Raven Bluff: 11.1 mi
- Raven Cliff: 12.4 mi
- Blue Bluff: 13.5 mi
- Indian Point: 16.3 mi
- Gorman Spring: 16.6 mi
- Post Oak Spring: 19.5 mi
- Burnt Canyon Spring: 20.0 mi
- Big Spring: 20.6 mi
- Boiling Springs: 21.8 mi
- Apex: 20.2 mi
- Nix: 21.2 mi
- Williams Ranch: 21.3 mi
- San Saba County Historical Museum: 0.2 mi
- Mills County Historical Museum: 19.5 mi
- San Saba Picnic Area: 16.4 mi
- Gorman Falls: 16.5 mi
- Texas Botanical Gardens: 19.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of San Saba County. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shin Oak Mountain | SW 214° | 587 m | 17.1 mi |
| Bee Benchmark | SSW 207° | 580 m | 22.2 mi |
| Lone Oak Mountain | SSW 208° | 568 m | 22.6 mi |
| Buffalo Knob | SSW 204° | 538 m | 11.2 mi |
| High Pond Mountain | SSW 206° | 537 m | 10.9 mi |
| Magill Mountain | S 191° | 516 m | 20.4 mi |
| High Rock | SSW 213° | 511 m | 23.5 mi |
| San Saba Peak | NE 42° | 510 m | 14.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:15 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 06:32 | 20:07 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 19:01 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 17:00 | 17:37 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 46 | 50 | 57 | 65 | 73 | 80 | 83 | 84 | 76 | 67 | 56 | 48 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Saba 7NW, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12453513769
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