Watkins House
Watkins House is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 317 m. Bee Benchmark stands 580 m to the northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Llano Woman's Culture Club, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail runs past it.
The story
historic place in Llano, Llano County, Texas
Wikidata Q110024318, matched on coordinates and name (5 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1994
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- On the Texas Hill Country Trail
Overlooks nearby
- 1000ft overlook of Inks Lake · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Llano Woman's Culture Club: 0.1 mi
- Old Southern Hotel Building: 0.1 mi
- Frank Teich: 0.1 mi
- Llano County Courthouse: 0.1 mi
- Lantex Theater: 0.1 mi
- Town Peak: 1.9 mi
- Sandstone Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Miller Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Sharp Mountain: 4.6 mi
- Bachelor Peak: 4.6 mi
- Leonard Grenwelge County Park: 0.3 mi
- Badu Park: 0.4 mi
- Robinson City Park: 2.1 mi
- Black Rock Park: 13.4 mi
- Llano County Park: 13.4 mi
- Morgan Springs: 15.2 mi
- Morgan Springs: 15.2 mi
- Boiling Springs: 17.4 mi
- Williams Spring: 18.2 mi
- Post Oak Spring: 21.6 mi
- Hickory Bluff: 12.3 mi
- Black Rock: 13.1 mi
- Rocky Point: 17.7 mi
- Devils Waterhole: 18.8 mi
- White Bluff: 18.9 mi
- Hill Country Wildlife Museum: 0.2 mi
- Llano County Museum: 0.4 mi
- CCC Museum: 20.0 mi
- Observation Tower: 19.8 mi
- Pontotoc Winery: 21.1 mi
- Gorman Falls: 24.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.2 miles of Watkins House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bee Benchmark | NW 313° | 580 m | 16.4 mi |
| Lone Oak Mountain | NW 311° | 568 m | 16.4 mi |
| Prairie Mountain | SW 221° | 563 m | 16.8 mi |
| Smoothingiron Mountain | WNW 299° | 556 m | 15.4 mi |
| Cedar Mountain | S 171° | 541 m | 15.0 mi |
| Pyramid Rock | SSE 168° | 531 m | 8.5 mi |
| Dancer Peak | SE 143° | 525 m | 6.9 mi |
| Magill Mountain | NNW 332° | 516 m | 12.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:15 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 06:33 | 20:06 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 19:01 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 17:02 | 17:38 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 52 | 59 | 67 | 75 | 82 | 85 | 85 | 78 | 68 | 57 | 50 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 2.1 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Llano, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12452327272
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