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Town of Whitsett

Town of Whitsett from directly overhead

Town of Whitsett is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 61 m. Tordillo Hills stands 153 m to the north-northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Live Oak County Southbound Rest Area, a rest area 2.1 miles away. 86 named places lie within 25 miles, 8 of them named summits.

The story

unincorporated community in Live Oak County, Texas, United States

Wikidata Q7996790, matched on coordinates and name (123 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1973
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

How to reach it

Coordinates28.63327, -98.27121

86 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 11
  • Choke Canyon State Park - South Shore Unit: 11.3 mi
  • Choke Canyon State Park - Calliham Unit: 11.6 mi
  • Montgomery Park: 12.5 mi
  • Aristeo Ponce Park: 12.6 mi
  • Tips Park: 12.8 mi
Peaks: 8
  • Lipan Hills: 4.5 mi
  • Comanche Hills: 6.3 mi
  • Lipan Hills: 8.1 mi
  • Opossum Hill: 8.7 mi
  • Tordillo Hills: 14.0 mi
Museums: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Gardens: 1
Attractions: 1
  • Geronimo: 22.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Town of Whitsett. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tordillo HillsNNE 32°153 m14.0 mi
Tordillo HillNNE 25°145 m17.7 mi
Opossum HillWSW 238°114 m8.7 mi
Lipan HillsNNE 13°110 m8.1 mi
Odom HillESE 115°110 m16.9 mi
Lipan HillsN 359°101 m4.5 mi
Register HillSW 234°87 m22.2 mi
Comanche HillsSSE 155°74 m6.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3819:1419:45
June solstice06:3720:0020:35
September equinox07:2219:0019:31
December solstice07:2217:0617:41

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F535864707883858580736355
Precip in1.51.42.42.03.02.72.81.73.62.31.51.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Choke Canyon DAM, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6179641109

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