The Double File Trail
The Double File Trail is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 196 m. Pilot Knob stands 368 m to the west-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Mankins Crossing, a historic site 0.6 miles away. Texas Brazos Trail passes 8.6 miles off. 27 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1978
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 8.6 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
- 16.5 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset Deck · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mankins Crossing: 0.6 mi
- Weir Community Cemetery: 1.4 mi
- City of Weir: 2.1 mi
- Pennington Family Cemetery: 2.9 mi
- Community of Jonah: 3.1 mi
- Dove Springs Park: 2.6 mi
- Churchill Farms HOA Pool and Park: 2.9 mi
- Riverhill Community Park: 3.2 mi
- Berry Springs Community Park: 3.4 mi
- Pecan Branch Greenbelt: 3.4 mi
- Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Memorial: 5.1 mi
- Statue of Robert McAlpin Williamson (Three-Legged Willie): 5.1 mi
- The Hutto Hippo: 7.5 mi
- Rhinoceros statue: 8.9 mi
- Termite mound sculpture: 8.9 mi
- San Gabriel Wildlife Area: 11.0 mi
- Georgetown Lake Recreational Area: 11.2 mi
- Twin Springs Preserve: 11.6 mi
- Willis Creek Wildlife Area: 12.2 mi
- Granger Wildlife Management Area: 12.8 mi
- Queen Hill: 3.2 mi
- Rabbit Hill: 5.2 mi
- Jaecks Hill: 10.3 mi
- Martin Hill: 14.5 mi
- Signal Hill: 16.6 mi
- Laura Kuykendall Garden: 4.3 mi
- Southwestern University Community Garden: 4.3 mi
- Sunken Garden: 4.6 mi
- Sun City Gardens: 8.9 mi
- Unity Park Community Garden: 10.7 mi
- The Williamson Museum: 5.1 mi
- Palm House Museum: 10.6 mi
- The Dan Moody Museum Home & Garden: 11.8 mi
- Bohls House: 14.0 mi
- Coupland Depot Museum: 17.6 mi
- Inner Space Cavern: 6.2 mi
- Abandoned zoo cage: 17.6 mi
- Client Innovation Center: 18.3 mi
- Austin Table Tennis Association: 20.6 mi
- Texas paintball: 21.3 mi
- Brushy Spring: 16.3 mi
- Headquarters Springs: 17.7 mi
- Warwick Springs: 17.8 mi
- Shady Spring: 18.0 mi
- Queen's Bath: 19.7 mi
- Hidden Falls: 21.3 mi
- Link Falls: 21.5 mi
- Middle Bull Creek Falls: 22.1 mi
- Lower Bull Creek Falls: 22.4 mi
- Palm Valley: 7.2 mi
- New Sweden: 17.0 mi
- Donahoe: 19.4 mi
- Comanche Bluff: 10.7 mi
- Fern Bluff: 11.8 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 20.8 mi
- Bell County Northbound Rest Area: 17.8 mi
- Bell County Southbound Rest Area: 18.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Double File Trail. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Knob | WNW 294° | 368 m | 19.9 mi |
| Round Mountain | W 259° | 366 m | 23.2 mi |
| Big Bear Hill | W 262° | 366 m | 23.6 mi |
| Bald Knob | WNW 303° | 355 m | 20.5 mi |
| Barnett Knob | WNW 296° | 351 m | 18.3 mi |
| Tucker Knob | WNW 297° | 350 m | 17.1 mi |
| Polecat Knob | WSW 253° | 346 m | 23.0 mi |
| Hamilton Hill | WSW 256° | 345 m | 20.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:10 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:29 | 20:02 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:57 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:58 | 17:34 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 52 | 59 | 66 | 74 | 81 | 84 | 84 | 78 | 69 | 58 | 50 |
| Precip in | 2.5 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Georgetown Lake, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12454132141
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