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Voca Waterwheel Mill

Voca Waterwheel Mill from directly overhead

Voca Waterwheel Mill is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 481 m. Hyman Hill stands 647 m to the west, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Site of Camp San Saba, a historic site 3.0 miles away. Texas Forts Trail runs past it. 40 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Built
1972
Material
aluminium
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates31.02168, -99.21635
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Peaks: 40
  • Flat Rock: 7.4 mi
  • Bryson Hill: 7.8 mi
  • Katemcy Rocks: 9.4 mi
  • Round Mountain: 9.4 mi
  • Spy Rock: 9.5 mi
Parks: 12
  • Willie Washington Park: 9.6 mi
  • Stanburn Park: 9.7 mi
  • Soldiers Waterhole Historical Monument: 10.6 mi
  • Richards Park: 11.0 mi
  • E. O. Martin Memorial Park: 11.1 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • Picnic Area: 11.0 mi
  • Sheltered Table: 11.0 mi
  • Sheltered Table: 11.1 mi
  • Sheltered Table: 11.1 mi
  • Sheltered Table: 11.1 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Museums: 2
Cliffs: 2
Nature reserves: 1
Attractions: 1
  • Pontotoc Winery: 16.0 mi
Springs: 1
  • Mulberry Spring: 22.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hyman HillW 262°647 m24.8 mi
Mason MountainsSSW 199°611 m13.1 mi
Double KnobsSSW 208°606 m17.3 mi
Lime PeakSE 146°600 m13.9 mi
Corn Creek HillsN 357°597 m17.5 mi
Cutoff MountainSW 217°595 m21.3 mi
Table Top MountainNNW 336°592 m18.6 mi
Shin Oak MountainE 96°587 m20.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4219:1719:49
June solstice06:3520:0920:44
September equinox07:2619:0319:35
December solstice07:3217:0317:40

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F475158657380838376675648
Precip in1.31.72.32.13.82.92.12.22.82.71.91.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brady, 12 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12452339202

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