Walter Prescott Webb
Walter Prescott Webb is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 82 m. Sirls Mountain stands 189 m to the west-southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Rosie Jones Park, a park 0.8 miles away. Texas Forest Trail passes 22 miles off. 93 named places lie within 25 miles, 10 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 1978
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 22.2 mi off the Texas Forest Trail
- 28.6 mi off the Toledo Bend Forest Scenic Byway
93 named places within 25 miles
- Church Bethel: 4.4 mi
- Rev. Isaac Reed: 5.5 mi
- Cedar Grove Baptist Church: 6.4 mi
- Caledonia Methodist Church: 8.0 mi
- Allison Chapel United Methodist Church: 8.3 mi
- Rosie Jones Park: 0.8 mi
- Jonathan Anderson Memorial Park: 12.0 mi
- Davis Park: 12.1 mi
- Lake Naconiche Park: 19.2 mi
- Eagle's Nest Park: 19.2 mi
- Hog Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Stonewall Hill: 3.4 mi
- Greems Mountain: 7.1 mi
- Risinger Hill: 9.4 mi
- Porter Hill: 9.8 mi
- Texas Country Music Hall of Fame: 11.9 mi
- Panola County Historical Museum and Library: 12.0 mi
- Historic 1891 Panola County Jail & Museum: 12.1 mi
- Tatum on the Santa Fe Museum: 19.6 mi
- Depot Museum: 20.2 mi
- Pony Statue: 11.3 mi
- Jim Reeves Statue and Grave: 15.4 mi
- Mineral Springs: 17.9 mi
- Pulaski: 20.1 mi
- Tonkawa Spring: 15.9 mi
- McFadden Landing: 20.6 mi
- Shoemaker Bluff: 22.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Walter Prescott Webb. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sirls Mountain | WSW 246° | 189 m | 20.2 mi |
| Hollow Rock Mountain | SSE 159° | 172 m | 17.1 mi |
| Greems Mountain | WSW 255° | 167 m | 7.1 mi |
| Bennett Mountain | SSE 159° | 159 m | 14.1 mi |
| Porter Hill | ESE 113° | 144 m | 9.8 mi |
| The Sand Hills | N 359° | 134 m | 14.5 mi |
| Stonewall Hill | NE 38° | 97 m | 3.4 mi |
| Sixmile Hill | ENE 65° | 96 m | 13.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:58 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 06:13 | 19:52 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:44 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 16:41 | 17:18 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 47 | 50 | 58 | 65 | 73 | 80 | 83 | 83 | 77 | 66 | 56 | 49 |
| Precip in | 4.7 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 5.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Carthage, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/13971439443
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