William Tom
William Tom is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 163 m. Shingle Hills stands 433 m to the west, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Robert Rankin, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 4.7 miles off. 36 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1936
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 4.7 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
- 21.8 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
- 23.6 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset Deck · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Robert Rankin: 0.0 mi
- John Hawkins Singleton: 0.0 mi
- Judge Abner Lipscomb: 0.0 mi
- Hardin R. Runnels: 0.0 mi
- Frances & Benjamin McCulloch: 0.0 mi
- Onion Street Paseo: 0.2 mi
- Masontown Park: 0.2 mi
- Roy and Matías Velázquez Plaza: 0.3 mi
- Comal Pocket Park: 0.3 mi
- Kealing School Park: 0.4 mi
- Don Vito Alessio Robles: 0.2 mi
- East 11th Street: 0.2 mi
- Ducher: 0.3 mi
- Historic 6th Street: 0.5 mi
- Texas Ranger: 0.7 mi
- Colorado River Park Wildlife Sanctuary: 2.3 mi
- Blunn Creek Nature Preserve: 2.5 mi
- Red Bluff Nature Preserve: 3.0 mi
- Alpine Road Site: 3.5 mi
- Shudde Fath Tract: 4.8 mi
- Luci and Ian's Family Hill Country Garden: 0.8 mi
- Explorers Garden: 0.9 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 0.9 mi
- Ellie's Garden: 0.9 mi
- Brazos Bluff: 1.0 mi
- Texas State Cemetery Visitor Center: 0.1 mi
- Republic of Texas Museum: 0.3 mi
- Republic of Texas History Center: 0.3 mi
- French Legation Museum: 0.3 mi
- Texas Music Museum: 0.3 mi
- Mount Bonnell: 4.7 mi
- Hergotz Hill: 4.8 mi
- Mount Barker: 5.0 mi
- Mount Larson: 5.0 mi
- Mount Lucas: 5.2 mi
- French Legation State Historic Site: 0.3 mi
- Santa Rita No. 1 Oil Well: 1.1 mi
- Statesman Bat Observation Center: 1.1 mi
- South Congress Bat Colony: 1.2 mi
- Rock Wall At Zilker: 2.4 mi
- Twin Falls: 5.2 mi
- Lower McKinney Falls: 5.4 mi
- Upper McKinney Falls: 5.6 mi
- Sculpture Falls: 5.7 mi
- Hill of Life Falls: 6.2 mi
- Eliza Spring: 2.6 mi
- Deep Eddy Pool: 2.8 mi
- Seiders Spring: 3.0 mi
- Shady Spring: 9.4 mi
- Queen's Bath: 15.4 mi
- McDuff: 16.0 mi
- New Sweden: 16.2 mi
- Goforth: 17.3 mi
- Lytton Springs: 19.3 mi
- Palm Valley: 20.2 mi
- Bird Bluff: 2.2 mi
- Seismic Wall: 4.6 mi
- Fern Bluff: 17.8 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 21.4 mi
- Stone picnic table: 5.4 mi
- Covered Picnic Tables: 5.7 mi
- The Learning Tree: 8.4 mi
- Lake Creek Trailhead Picnic Area: 14.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of William Tom. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shingle Hills | W 277° | 433 m | 21.6 mi |
| Wallace Mountain | WSW 256° | 406 m | 21.4 mi |
| Chalk Knob | W 277° | 364 m | 15.9 mi |
| Flint Rock Hill | WNW 286° | 360 m | 15.4 mi |
| Signal Hill | WSW 249° | 353 m | 14.5 mi |
| Polecat Knob | NW 324° | 346 m | 23.8 mi |
| Hamilton Hill | NNW 330° | 345 m | 24.4 mi |
| Jess Maynard Hill | NNW 331° | 343 m | 22.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:11 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:30 | 20:01 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:57 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:59 | 17:36 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Dec.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 53 | 60 | 67 | 74 | 81 | 84 | 84 | 78 | 68 | 59 | 51 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Austin 6S, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12453752228
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- Austin · 1 mi
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