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Wedding Oak

Wedding Oak from directly overhead

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. 54 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
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates31.20365, -98.74018
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Peaks: 54
  • 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
Parks: 8
  • San Saba River Nature Park: 1.8 mi
  • San Saba City Park: 1.9 mi
  • San Saba City Park: 2.0 mi
  • Risien Park: 2.1 mi
  • Historical Monument: 12.4 mi
Cliffs: 6
Springs: 5
  • 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
Ghost towns: 4
Museums: 3
Nature reserves: 1
Rest areas: 1
Waterfalls: 1
Gardens: 1
Attractions: 1
  • Pontotoc Winery: 24.8 mi
On the horizon

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shin Oak MountainSSW 208°587 m16.6 mi
Bee BenchmarkSSW 202°580 m21.9 mi
High PointSW 219°575 m24.8 mi
Lone Oak MountainSSW 203°568 m22.3 mi
Buffalo KnobSSW 195°538 m11.1 mi
High Pond MountainSSW 196°537 m10.7 mi
Magill MountainS 186°516 m20.7 mi
High RockSSW 209°511 m23.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4019:1519:47
June solstice06:3220:0720:43
September equinox07:2419:0119:33
December solstice07:3017:0117:37

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F465057657380838476675648
Precip in1.72.02.61.93.93.52.02.02.53.11.81.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Saba 7NW, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12453513774

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