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Walter P. Acker

Walter P. Acker from directly overhead

Walter P. Acker is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 338 m. Bread Tray Mountain stands 504 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is James S. Gillett, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 24 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Built
1997
Material
aluminium
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates31.07414, -98.19830

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Peaks
  • Cedar Top Peak: 4.3 mi
  • Carter Mountains: 5.4 mi
  • Flat Top Peak: 5.7 mi
  • Boys Peak: 6.3 mi
  • Bachelor Peak: 8.1 mi
Parks: 42
  • Turner Field Park: 0.9 mi
  • Indian Trails Nature Area: 1.0 mi
  • Lampasas Sport Complex: 1.2 mi
  • Campbell Park/Hanna Springs Sculpture Garden: 1.3 mi
  • Goodrich Memorial Tennis Park: 1.4 mi
Springs: 13
  • Gooch Spring: 2.5 mi
  • Adams Spring: 6.4 mi
  • Big Spring: 12.8 mi
  • Persimmon Spring: 14.5 mi
  • Trough Spring: 15.5 mi
Cliffs: 10
Museums: 5
  • Lampasas County Museum: 1.3 mi
  • Lampasas County Museum: 1.3 mi
  • Burnet County Historical Jail: 21.9 mi
  • Fort Croghan Museum: 22.0 mi
  • Highland Lakes Squadron - Commemorative Air Force: 23.2 mi
Attractions: 1
  • World's Largest Spur: 1.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Waterfalls: 1
Gardens: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.4 miles of Walter P. Acker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bread Tray MountainNW 325°504 m24.2 mi
Messanger MountainWNW 298°502 m12.3 mi
Knight MountainWNW 301°501 m10.3 mi
Long MountainSW 215°490 m14.5 mi
Payne MountainNNW 339°490 m21.6 mi
Twin Sister PeaksWNW 291°485 m10.6 mi
Lookout MountainSW 224°484 m13.4 mi
Potato HillSSW 194°484 m18.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1319:45
June solstice06:3020:0520:40
September equinox07:2218:5919:31
December solstice07:2816:5917:35

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F475158657381848478675748
Precip in2.22.23.02.54.63.51.92.32.43.02.22.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lampasas, under a mile away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12438032584

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