White Rock Community
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
- 12.0 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- White Rock Methodist Church: 0.0 mi
- White Rock Community: 0.0 mi
- White Rock Baptist Church: 0.1 mi
- White Rock Baptist Church: 0.1 mi
- Kingston Baptist Church: 3.5 mi
- 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
- Audie Murphy and Cotton Museum: 10.0 mi
- Northeast Texas Children's Museum: 14.4 mi
- Farmersville Heritage Museum: 15.8 mi
- Aviation Unmanned Vehicle Museum: 17.4 mi
- Fannin County Museum of History: 21.4 mi
- 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
- Randolph: 16.8 mi
- Jot Em Down: 17.0 mi
- Bug Tussle: 18.0 mi
- Liberty Grove: 24.7 mi
- Graham Park Pavilion: 7.9 mi
- Day Use Sites: 24.7 mi
- Snow Hill: 15.6 mi
- Hays Hills: 17.1 mi
- Hopkins County Westbound Rest Area: 19.6 mi
- Hopkins County Eastbound Rest Area: 20.0 mi
- Pawnee Inlet Unit: 19.9 mi
- Caddo Creek Unit: 22.8 mi
- Deer Statue: 10.6 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snow Hill | NNW 348° | 208 m | 15.6 mi |
| Hays Hills | WSW 247° | 180 m | 17.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:04 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 06:16 | 20:01 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:50 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 16:44 | 17:22 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 46 | 49 | 57 | 65 | 73 | 81 | 86 | 86 | 78 | 67 | 56 | 48 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 5.8 | 4.2 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 3.8 | 5.0 | 3.6 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Greenville Kgvl Radio, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/11663512374
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