Skip to content

Site of Three Rivers Glass Factory

Site of Three Rivers Glass Factory from directly overhead

Site of Three Rivers Glass Factory is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 45 m. Tordillo Hills stands 153 m to the north, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is First State Bank Building, a historic site 0.2 miles away. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

city in Live Oak County, Texas, United States

Wikidata Q976326, matched on coordinates and name (916 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1973
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates28.46166, -98.18633

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 11
  • Tips Park: 0.3 mi
  • Aristeo Ponce Park: 0.3 mi
  • Kopplin Park: 0.6 mi
  • Montgomery Park: 1.1 mi
  • Choke Canyon State Park - South Shore Unit: 4.0 mi
Peaks: 9
  • Comanche Hills: 6.6 mi
  • Odom Hill: 11.1 mi
  • Opossum Hill: 14.5 mi
  • Lipan Hills: 17.1 mi
  • San Caja Hill: 18.0 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Museums: 2
  • Grace Armantrout Museum: 10.9 mi
  • McMullen County Historical Museum: 22.1 mi
Gardens: 1
Attractions: 1
  • Geronimo: 9.8 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tordillo HillsN 5°153 m23.9 mi
San Caja HillSW 221°146 m18.0 mi
Opossum HillWNW 300°114 m14.5 mi
Odom HillENE 65°110 m11.1 mi
Lipan HillsN 350°110 m20.1 mi
Lipan HillsNNW 342°101 m17.1 mi
Register HillW 267°87 m23.1 mi
Comanche HillsNNW 338°74 m6.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1319:45
June solstice06:3720:0020:34
September equinox07:2219:0019:31
December solstice07:2217:0617:41

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F535864707883858580736355
Precip in1.51.42.42.03.02.72.81.73.62.31.51.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Choke Canyon DAM, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/6179641139

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 Site of Three Rivers Glass Factory.

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