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The Texas Rangers and the San Saba Mob

The Texas Rangers and the San Saba Mob from directly overhead

The Texas Rangers and the San Saba Mob is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 367 m. Shin Oak Mountain stands 587 m to the south-southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is San Saba County Courthouse, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Forts Trail passes 14 miles off. 57 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

city in and county seat of San Saba County, Texas, United States

Wikidata Q31990, matched on coordinates and name (739 m apart).

What the record says

Built
2005
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates31.19541, -98.71723

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Peaks: 57
  • Chapel Hill: 2.5 mi
  • Fivemile Hill: 4.6 mi
  • Harkey Knobs: 6.6 mi
  • Round Mountain: 7.2 mi
  • Wildhorse Mountain: 7.6 mi
Parks: 8
  • San Saba River Nature Park: 0.5 mi
  • San Saba City Park: 0.5 mi
  • San Saba City Park: 0.5 mi
  • Risien Park: 0.7 mi
  • Historical Monument: 11.0 mi
Cliffs: 7
Springs: 7
  • Gorman Spring: 16.9 mi
  • Post Oak Spring: 19.7 mi
  • Burnt Canyon Spring: 20.3 mi
  • Big Spring: 20.9 mi
  • Boiling Springs: 22.0 mi
Museums: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Nature reserves: 1
Rest areas: 1
Waterfalls: 1
Gardens: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Texas Rangers and the San Saba Mob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shin Oak MountainSSW 213°587 m16.8 mi
Bee BenchmarkSSW 206°580 m21.9 mi
Lone Oak MountainSSW 207°568 m22.4 mi
Buffalo KnobSSW 202°538 m11.0 mi
High Pond MountainSSW 204°537 m10.7 mi
Magill MountainS 190°516 m20.3 mi
High RockSSW 212°511 m23.3 mi
San Saba PeakNE 43°510 m15.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4019:1519:47
June solstice06:3220:0720:43
September equinox07:2419:0119:33
December solstice07:3017:0117:37

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F465057657380838476675648
Precip in1.72.02.61.93.93.52.02.02.53.11.81.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Saba 7NW, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/8815457788

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