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The Roper Hotel

The Roper Hotel from directly overhead

The Roper Hotel is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 245 m. Tabletop Mountain stands 521 m to the southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Michel's Drug Store, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 0.5 miles off.

The story

historic place in Marble Falls, Burnet County, Texas

Wikidata Q14711287, matched on coordinates and name (9 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1981
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates30.57137, -98.27578

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Lakeside Park: 0.4 mi
  • The Greens Soccer Complex: 0.4 mi
  • Johnson Park: 0.5 mi
  • Westside Park: 0.7 mi
  • VFW Park Baseball Field: 1.1 mi
Peaks
  • Granite Mountain: 1.9 mi
  • Kennison Rock: 3.1 mi
  • Slaughter Mountain: 3.7 mi
  • Little Castle Mountain: 3.9 mi
  • Castle Mountain: 4.3 mi
Museums: 9
  • The Falls Museum: 1.0 mi
  • CCC Museum: 9.0 mi
  • Highland Lakes Squadron - Commemorative Air Force: 11.8 mi
  • Fort Croghan Museum: 13.1 mi
  • Burnet County Historical Jail: 13.2 mi
Springs: 9
  • Flatrock Spring: 4.1 mi
  • Williams Spring: 10.2 mi
  • Fourmile Spring: 13.1 mi
  • Jones Spring: 19.4 mi
  • Trough Spring: 19.8 mi
Cliffs: 8
Attractions: 6
  • Dead Man's Hole: 3.0 mi
  • Observation Tower: 9.1 mi
  • Hill Country Overlook: 17.7 mi
  • River Overlook: 17.8 mi
  • Hamilton Pool: 18.1 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Gardens: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Hidden Falls Water Falls and Picnic Area: 8.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.0 miles of The Roper Hotel. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tabletop MountainSW 234°521 m19.7 mi
Tater HillSW 236°512 m18.2 mi
Howell MountainSW 230°504 m14.4 mi
Indian PeakWSW 241°496 m19.5 mi
Rattlesnake MountainSW 220°491 m11.1 mi
Buffalo PeakSSW 211°491 m16.1 mi
Potato HillN 360°484 m16.4 mi
Riley MountainsW 278°484 m19.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3819:1319:45
June solstice06:3220:0420:39
September equinox07:2218:5919:31
December solstice07:2717:0117:37

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F505360677481838478695951
Precip in1.92.12.72.94.02.82.02.93.23.52.82.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Austin 33 NW, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12395281319

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