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Six Mile School

Six Mile School from directly overhead

Six Mile School is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 379 m. Sagebiel Hills stands 594 m to the south-southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Six Mile Cemetery, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 4.5 miles off.

What the record says

Built
1999
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates30.66597, -98.77557

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Blount Mountain: 1.1 mi
  • Hobson Mountain: 1.3 mi
  • Bear Mountain: 1.3 mi
  • Hog Mountain: 1.8 mi
  • Hickory Mountain: 3.6 mi
Parks: 13
  • Robinson City Park: 6.8 mi
  • Badu Park: 8.4 mi
  • Leonard Grenwelge County Park: 8.5 mi
  • Enchanted Rock State Natural Area: 11.3 mi
  • Packsaddle Elementary School Playground: 19.6 mi
Ghost towns: 7
Springs: 7
  • Mulberry Spring: 17.8 mi
  • Rock Pasture Spring: 18.2 mi
  • Cherry Spring: 19.2 mi
  • Marschall Spring: 21.4 mi
  • Morgan Springs: 23.3 mi
Cliffs: 6
Attractions: 2
  • Canyons Off Road Park: 17.0 mi
  • Pontotoc Winery: 20.8 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Roos Falls: 23.1 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.8 miles of Six Mile School. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sagebiel HillsSSW 209°594 m14.4 mi
Putman MountainSW 223°570 m11.6 mi
Prairie MountainSW 216°563 m8.7 mi
Enchanted RockSSW 193°560 m11.3 mi
House MountainWSW 240°558 m10.0 mi
Wright KnobsSW 214°543 m9.2 mi
Cedar MountainSE 138°541 m12.3 mi
Pyramid RockESE 108°531 m8.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4019:1519:47
June solstice06:3420:0620:42
September equinox07:2419:0119:33
December solstice07:2917:0217:39

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485259677582858578685750
Precip in1.51.72.42.13.93.31.81.62.33.02.11.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Llano, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12452327269

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