Spivey Crossing
Spivey Crossing is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 168 m. Kay Mountain stands 318 m to the west, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Lebanon United Methodist Church, a historic site 0.8 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 6.4 miles off. 13 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 2015
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 6.4 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
- 14.6 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Lake Whitney State Park: 9.3 mi
- McCown Valley Park: 12.0 mi
- Cedar Creek Park: 13.8 mi
- Airport Park: 14.3 mi
- Boy Scout Park: 14.5 mi
- Lebanon United Methodist Church: 0.8 mi
- Smith Bend-Coon Creek Cemetery: 4.1 mi
- Coon Creek: 5.9 mi
- Bold Springs Cemetery: 8.9 mi
- Bass Fishing in Texas: 9.5 mi
- Whitney museum: 10.4 mi
- Valley Mills Santa Fe Railway Depot: 15.3 mi
- Hill County Cellblock Museum: 16.4 mi
- Roadside America Museum: 16.7 mi
- Texas Through Time: 16.7 mi
- Powelldale Mountains: 20.0 mi
- Pilot Knob: 20.6 mi
- Little Bee Mountain: 21.3 mi
- Big Bee Mountain: 21.9 mi
- Brown Mountain: 22.0 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 2.2 mi
- Sosebees Bluff: 6.5 mi
- Bee Bluff: 13.0 mi
- Lovers Leap: 16.4 mi
- Emmons Cliff: 16.6 mi
- (27) Herb Garden: 12.1 mi
- Bonnie's Greenhouse: 19.8 mi
- Gregory Gardens: 20.2 mi
- National Pan-Hellenic Council Gardens: 20.2 mi
- Erica Cummings Memorial Prayer Garden: 20.4 mi
- Serenity Point: 13.0 mi
- Waco Traffic Circle: 21.3 mi
- Hill County Northbound Rest Area: 13.2 mi
- Hill County Southbound Rest Area: 13.3 mi
- Mcc beach: 16.3 mi
- Pullin Family Marina Beach: 20.2 mi
- Willie Nelson: 16.7 mi
- On the Banks of the Bosque: 17.5 mi
- Aquilla Wildlife Management Area: 10.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Spivey Crossing. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kay Mountain | W 276° | 318 m | 24.7 mi |
| Golden Mountain | W 273° | 307 m | 23.3 mi |
| Pilot Knob | WNW 295° | 301 m | 20.6 mi |
| Brown Mountain | W 276° | 299 m | 22.0 mi |
| Round Mountain | W 269° | 298 m | 22.7 mi |
| Arrs Mountain | W 272° | 295 m | 22.5 mi |
| Norse Hill | W 263° | 294 m | 23.0 mi |
| Norway Hill | WSW 250° | 281 m | 23.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:09 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:25 | 20:03 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:55 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 16:53 | 17:30 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 46 | 49 | 57 | 65 | 73 | 80 | 84 | 84 | 78 | 67 | 56 | 48 |
| Precip in | 2.5 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 2.6 | 2.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Whitney DAM, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12414128222
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