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Site of Town of Strickling

Site of Town of Strickling from directly overhead

Site of Town of Strickling is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 353 m. Long Mountain stands 490 m to the west-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Black's Fort, a historic site 1.2 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 16 miles off.

What the record says

Built
1970
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

How to reach it

Coordinates30.84424, -98.09843

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Panther Park: 7.1 mi
  • Johnnie Mae Wheeler Park: 7.5 mi
  • Wallace Riddell Park: 9.3 mi
  • Live Oak Park: 9.4 mi
  • Hamilton Creek Park: 9.9 mi
Peaks
  • Bachelor Peak: 10.4 mi
  • Post Mountain: 10.8 mi
  • Potato Hill: 10.8 mi
  • Green Mountain: 12.5 mi
  • Buzzard Roost: 12.8 mi
Springs: 15
  • Trough Spring: 10.3 mi
  • Boiling Springs: 11.0 mi
  • Fourmile Spring: 12.4 mi
  • Persimmon Spring: 13.0 mi
  • Adams Spring: 14.9 mi
Cliffs: 9
Museums: 8
  • Burnet County Historical Jail: 9.7 mi
  • Fort Croghan Museum: 10.2 mi
  • Highland Lakes Squadron - Commemorative Air Force: 10.9 mi
  • Lampasas County Museum: 16.1 mi
  • Lampasas County Museum: 16.1 mi
Gardens: 3
Attractions: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Nature reserves: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Hidden Falls Water Falls and Picnic Area: 16.0 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.5 miles of Site of Town of Strickling. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Long MountainWNW 286°490 m14.8 mi
Potato HillWSW 257°484 m10.8 mi
Lookout MountainWNW 292°484 m16.6 mi
Waters MountainNW 320°480 m22.5 mi
Carter MountainsNNW 332°471 m21.8 mi
Post MountainSW 234°462 m10.8 mi
Wolf HillWNW 301°460 m17.8 mi
Cedar Top PeakNNW 333°457 m20.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1219:44
June solstice06:3120:0420:39
September equinox07:2118:5919:30
December solstice07:2716:5917:36

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F475158657380838376665648
Precip in1.92.02.92.34.13.22.12.43.43.62.61.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Burnet, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12395281324

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