Whitney
Whitney is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 180 m. Kay Mountain stands 318 m to the west-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Whitney Messenger, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Lakes Trail runs past it. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
human settlement in Hill County, Texas, United States of America
Wikidata Q978444, matched on coordinates and name (99 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1996
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- On the Texas Lakes Trail
- 21.9 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Whitney Messenger: 0.0 mi
- Boesch House: 0.2 mi
- King Memorial United Methodist Church: 0.2 mi
- Pleasant Hill Missionary Baptist Church: 0.6 mi
- Whitney Memorial Park: 0.7 mi
- Lake Whitney State Park: 3.2 mi
- Cedar Creek Park: 4.0 mi
- McCown Valley Park: 4.6 mi
- Old Fort Park: 5.6 mi
- Steele Creek Park: 8.4 mi
- Powelldale Mountains: 11.7 mi
- Brushy Knob: 15.9 mi
- Pilot Knob: 16.4 mi
- Bee Mountain: 17.0 mi
- Brown Mountain: 20.8 mi
- Whitney museum: 0.1 mi
- Hill County Cellblock Museum: 11.9 mi
- Texas Through Time: 12.0 mi
- Roadside America Museum: 12.1 mi
- Texas Heritage Museum: 14.4 mi
- Bee Bluff: 6.8 mi
- Sosebees Bluff: 6.9 mi
- White Bluff: 7.6 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 8.2 mi
- Robinson Bluff: 14.5 mi
- Willie Nelson: 12.0 mi
- On the Banks of the Bosque: 18.9 mi
- Grandview: 23.5 mi
- Greenock: 12.8 mi
- Pendell: 20.9 mi
- Brazos Point: 23.9 mi
- Aquilla Wildlife Management Area: 7.0 mi
- Vivian J. Malone Preserve: 20.8 mi
- Hill County Southbound Rest Area: 13.0 mi
- Hill County Northbound Rest Area: 13.4 mi
- Little Ham Hole Spring: 20.4 mi
- Big Ham Hole Spring: 20.9 mi
- Serenity Point: 3.7 mi
- (27) Herb Garden: 21.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Whitney. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kay Mountain | WSW 252° | 318 m | 23.3 mi |
| Golden Mountain | WSW 247° | 307 m | 22.6 mi |
| Pilot Knob | W 265° | 301 m | 16.4 mi |
| Brown Mountain | WSW 249° | 299 m | 20.8 mi |
| Round Mountain | WSW 243° | 298 m | 22.8 mi |
| Arrs Mountain | WSW 245° | 295 m | 22.0 mi |
| Norse Hill | WSW 238° | 294 m | 24.1 mi |
| Little Bee Mountain | WSW 242° | 276 m | 21.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:09 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:25 | 20:03 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:55 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 16:53 | 17:30 |
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 | 80 | 84 | 84 | 78 | 67 | 56 | 48 |
| Precip in | 2.5 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 2.6 | 2.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Whitney DAM, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12414184413
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