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White Rock Community

White Rock Community from directly overhead

White Rock Community is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 189 m. Snow Hill stands 208 m to the north-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is White Rock Methodist Church, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 12 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Inscription
Originally named Tidwell Creek, the settlement of White Rock began as a stop on the Sherman-Jefferson Trail. According to local tradition, the first settlers were members of the Jonas Havens family. A post office was established in 1857. Businesses in the

How to reach it

Coordinates33.26852, -96.11867

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 60
  • Wolfe City Park: 7.2 mi
  • Graham Park: 8.0 mi
  • Austin Park: 8.5 mi
  • Middleton Park: 9.1 mi
  • Arnold Park: 9.4 mi
Museums: 7
Attractions: 5
  • The Attic: 10.7 mi
  • Skydive Spaceland Dallas: 19.5 mi
  • Top Fun Ranch: 21.3 mi
  • Royse City Calaboose: 23.7 mi
  • Cookston Court: 23.7 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Picnic sites: 2
  • Graham Park Pavilion: 7.9 mi
  • Day Use Sites: 24.7 mi
Peaks: 2
  • Snow Hill: 15.6 mi
  • Hays Hills: 17.1 mi
Nature reserves: 2
  • Pawnee Inlet Unit: 19.9 mi
  • Caddo Creek Unit: 22.8 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Deer Statue: 10.6 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Lyday Heritage Gardens: 12.4 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of White Rock Community. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Snow HillNNW 348°208 m15.6 mi
Hays HillsWSW 247°180 m17.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2919:0419:36
June solstice06:1620:0120:38
September equinox07:1318:5019:23
December solstice07:2516:4417:22

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F464957657381868678675648
Precip in3.23.54.44.15.84.23.12.43.85.03.64.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Greenville Kgvl Radio, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11663512374

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