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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. 82 named places lie within 25 miles, 7 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

82 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: 7
  • Lipan Hills: 4.5 mi
  • Comanche Hills: 6.3 mi
  • Opossum Hill: 8.7 mi
  • Tordillo Hills: 14.0 mi
  • Odom Hill: 16.9 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 HillsNNE153 m14.0 mi
Tordillo HillNNE145 m17.7 mi
Opossum HillWSW114 m8.7 mi
Odom HillESE110 m16.9 mi
Lipan HillsN101 m4.5 mi
Register HillSW87 m22.2 mi
Comanche HillsSSE74 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 50–80 °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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