The Settlement of Williams Ranch
The Settlement of Williams Ranch is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 445 m. Long Mountain stands 562 m to the north, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Mullin United Methodist Church, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Texas Forts Trail passes 16 miles off. 134 named places lie within 25 miles, 40 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 1976
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 16.1 mi off the Texas Forts Trail
134 named places within 25 miles
- Mullin United Methodist Church: 0.2 mi
- Williams Ranch Cemetery: 3.3 mi
- Site of Chesser Valley Community: 3.8 mi
- Jackson Massacre: 6.4 mi
- Ratler, Texas and the Renfro Dam: 7.9 mi
- Tiger Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Little Pompey Mountain: 4.5 mi
- Long Pompey Mountain: 5.3 mi
- Round Mountain: 6.4 mi
- Gobblers Knob: 9.3 mi
- Goldthwaite Municipal Park: 9.5 mi
- Comanche & Indian Gap RR: 14.9 mi
- Allcorn Park: 19.7 mi
- Adair Spring Park: 19.9 mi
- Camp Bowie Soccer Complex: 20.0 mi
- Mills County Historical Museum: 9.1 mi
- Martin & Frances Lehnis Railroad Musuem: 21.7 mi
- Brown County Museum of History: 22.0 mi
- Comanche County Museum: 24.2 mi
- Williams Ranch: 4.3 mi
- McGirk: 19.6 mi
- Texas Botanical Gardens: 9.1 mi
- Blue Bluff: 11.7 mi
- San Saba Picnic Area: 14.7 mi
- Timberlake Biological Field Station: 20.0 mi
- Longhorn Cattle Statue: 23.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Settlement of Williams Ranch. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long Mountain | N 355° | 562 m | 24.5 mi |
| Salt Mountain | NNW 335° | 550 m | 24.1 mi |
| Spur Mountain | N 353° | 549 m | 10.4 mi |
| Long Pompey Mountain | NNE 15° | 537 m | 5.3 mi |
| Little Pompey Mountain | NNE 14° | 530 m | 4.5 mi |
| Turkey Peak Mountain | NNW 346° | 522 m | 12.9 mi |
| Huckabee Hill | E 87° | 520 m | 11.5 mi |
| Tiger Mountain | E 83° | 517 m | 3.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:14 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 06:31 | 20:08 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 19:01 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:59 | 17:36 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 46 | 50 | 57 | 64 | 72 | 79 | 82 | 82 | 76 | 66 | 55 | 47 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 2.1 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Goldthwaite 1 WSW, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12452321749
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