William M. Rice
William M. Rice is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 218 m. Slipdown Mountain stands 415 m to the west, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Ash Creek Cemetery, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 0.5 miles off. 23 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1984
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 0.5 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Central Park: 0.3 mi
- Ash Creek Park: 0.8 mi
- Shady Grove Park: 1.7 mi
- Melanie Park: 1.8 mi
- Twin Points Park: 3.4 mi
- Ash Creek Cemetery: 0.1 mi
- Near Site of Azle Post Office: 0.3 mi
- Azle Christian Church: 0.4 mi
- First Methodist Church of Azle: 0.4 mi
- Azle Schools: 0.5 mi
- Texas Trail Buds: 11.1 mi
- Sharing Spaces: 11.5 mi
- Nibbles: 12.4 mi
- Resilient Life: 12.5 mi
- Music on the Trinity: 12.5 mi
- Azle Historical Museum: 0.3 mi
- Heritage Museum: 11.3 mi
- Vintage Flying Museum: 12.3 mi
- Fort Worth Aviation Museum: 12.6 mi
- Fort Worth Stockyards Museum: 13.6 mi
- Greenhouse and Gardens: 10.7 mi
- Rosie the Riveter Memorial Rose Garden: 12.3 mi
- Water Conservation Garden: 14.7 mi
- Adelaide Polk Fuller Garden: 14.8 mi
- Margery Leonard Courtyard: 14.8 mi
- Burton Knob: 4.3 mi
- Reno Peak: 6.0 mi
- Tater Hill: 10.1 mi
- Blue Mound: 12.0 mi
- Buck Knob: 12.3 mi
- Pearls Dance Hall: 13.3 mi
- Cowtown Coliseum Rodeo: 13.5 mi
- Livestock Exchange Building: 13.6 mi
- Cowtown Cattlepen Maze: 13.6 mi
- Stockyards: 13.7 mi
- Agnes, Texas: 15.3 mi
- Rush Creek: 17.1 mi
- Elizabethtown: 18.2 mi
- Advance, Texas: 22.3 mi
- Audubon: 23.6 mi
- Eagle Mountain Lake Park: 4.5 mi
- Bob Jones Nature Center: 24.3 mi
- Sheri Capehart Nature Preserve: 24.6 mi
- Lone Point: 6.2 mi
- Inspiration Point: 10.1 mi
- Bluff Overlook: 24.5 mi
- Twin Points Beach: 3.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of William M. Rice. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slipdown Mountain | W 280° | 415 m | 21.5 mi |
| Indian Knob | WNW 290° | 387 m | 12.8 mi |
| Skeen Peak | WNW 296° | 373 m | 16.6 mi |
| Oyster Hill | WSW 237° | 351 m | 17.6 mi |
| Buck Knob | W 276° | 345 m | 12.3 mi |
| Tater Nob | SW 215° | 344 m | 20.1 mi |
| Tater Hill | WNW 287° | 343 m | 10.1 mi |
| Buzzard Hill | WSW 256° | 337 m | 23.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:10 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:23 | 20:06 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:56 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:51 | 17:28 |
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 | 50 | 57 | 65 | 73 | 81 | 86 | 86 | 78 | 67 | 56 | 48 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 4.2 | 2.9 | 2.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Worth Nature CTR, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12423678249
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