Wedding Oak
Wedding Oak is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 368 m. Shin Oak Mountain stands 587 m to the south-southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is St. Luke's Episcopal Church, a historic site 1.1 miles away. Texas Forts Trail passes 13 miles off. 139 named places lie within 25 miles, 51 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 1972
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 12.9 mi off the Texas Forts Trail
- 28.4 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
139 named places within 25 miles
- St. Luke's Episcopal Church: 1.1 mi
- First Methodist Church: 1.1 mi
- James Louis & Ellen Austin Baker: 1.2 mi
- First Baptist Church of San Saba: 1.2 mi
- San Saba Church of Christ: 1.2 mi
- Chapel Hill: 3.9 mi
- Harkey Knobs: 5.5 mi
- Fivemile Hill: 5.9 mi
- Wildhorse Mountain: 7.2 mi
- Round Mountain: 7.2 mi
- San Saba River Nature Park: 1.8 mi
- San Saba City Park: 1.9 mi
- Risien Park: 2.1 mi
- Historical Monument: 12.4 mi
- Richland Springs City Park: 13.0 mi
- Red Bluff: 10.1 mi
- Raven Bluff: 12.9 mi
- Blue Bluff: 13.4 mi
- Raven Cliff: 14.2 mi
- Chimney Bluff: 17.0 mi
- Gorman Spring: 18.3 mi
- Post Oak Spring: 21.1 mi
- Burnt Canyon Spring: 21.7 mi
- Big Spring: 22.4 mi
- Boiling Springs: 23.3 mi
- Apex: 19.6 mi
- Williams Ranch: 21.2 mi
- Nix: 23.0 mi
- Pontotoc: 24.8 mi
- San Saba County Historical Museum: 1.8 mi
- Mills County Historical Museum: 19.8 mi
- San Saba Picnic Area: 17.3 mi
- Gorman Falls: 18.3 mi
- Texas Botanical Gardens: 19.9 mi
- Pontotoc Winery: 24.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Wedding Oak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shin Oak Mountain | SSW 208° | 587 m | 16.6 mi |
| Bee Benchmark | SSW 202° | 580 m | 21.9 mi |
| High Point | SW 219° | 575 m | 24.8 mi |
| Lone Oak Mountain | SSW 203° | 568 m | 22.3 mi |
| Buffalo Knob | SSW 195° | 538 m | 11.1 mi |
| High Pond Mountain | SSW 196° | 537 m | 10.7 mi |
| Magill Mountain | S 186° | 516 m | 20.7 mi |
| High Rock | SSW 209° | 511 m | 23.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:15 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 06:32 | 20:07 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 19:01 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 17:01 | 17:37 |
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 | 46 | 50 | 57 | 65 | 73 | 80 | 83 | 84 | 76 | 67 | 56 | 48 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Saba 7NW, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12453513774
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