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Site of Lometa Reservoir

Site of Lometa Reservoir from directly overhead

Site of Lometa Reservoir is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 427 m. Huckabee Hill stands 520 m to the north, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Phantom Hill Road, a historic site 1.4 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 28 miles off. 157 named places lie within 25 miles, 56 of them named summits.

What the record says

Built
2005
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates31.23617, -98.41736

157 named places within 25 miles

Historic sites: 56
Peaks: 56
  • Messanger Mountain: 5.8 mi
  • Grassy Knob: 7.0 mi
  • Knight Mountain: 7.2 mi
  • Twin Sister Peaks: 8.1 mi
  • Rocky Point: 8.3 mi
Parks: 17
  • Historical Monument: 8.7 mi
  • Lampasas Sport Complex: 16.5 mi
  • Goldthwaite Municipal Park: 16.9 mi
  • Risien Park: 17.3 mi
  • San Saba River Nature Park: 17.5 mi
Springs: 9
  • Big Spring: 13.3 mi
  • Gorman Spring: 13.4 mi
  • Burnt Canyon Spring: 16.0 mi
  • Post Oak Spring: 16.3 mi
  • Gooch Spring: 19.2 mi
Cliffs: 8
Ghost towns: 3
Museums: 3
Rest areas: 1
Nature reserves: 1
Waterfalls: 1
Gardens: 1
Attractions: 1
  • World's Largest Spur: 18.9 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Huckabee HillN520 m23.0 mi
San Saba PeakNW510 m11.1 mi
Lookout MountainN506 m21.0 mi
Bread Tray MountainN504 m8.6 mi
Messanger MountainSSE502 m5.8 mi
Knight MountainSE501 m7.2 mi
Blackjack HillWSW496 m20.4 mi
Indian HillsSSW492 m22.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3819:1419:46
June solstice06:3120:0620:42
September equinox07:2319:0019:32
December solstice07:2916:5917:36

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F465057647279828276665547
Precip in1.72.22.42.24.24.21.82.02.53.52.11.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Goldthwaite 1 WSW, 17 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12438032598

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