Wilson Potteries
Wilson Potteries is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 148 m. Trunk Hill stands 263 m to the north-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Capote Knob, a peak 2.4 miles away. Texas Independence Trail runs past it. 16 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1985
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- On the Texas Independence Trail
- 21.0 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Wetland Wonders · 26 mi
- Sinkholes · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- El Capote Ranch: 3.6 mi
- Former Site of Dowdy School: 3.8 mi
- Battleground Prairie: 5.7 mi
- William B. Fleming: 6.8 mi
- Tiemann School: 7.2 mi
- Easthill Park: 7.9 mi
- Willow Creek Greenbelt: 8.0 mi
- Nolte Farms Community Park: 8.2 mi
- Nolte Farms Community Pool: 8.4 mi
- Blue Star Memorial Park: 9.3 mi
- Pioneer Flight Museum: 7.6 mi
- Pape Pecan House / Nutcracker Museum: 8.9 mi
- Los Nogales Museum: 9.7 mi
- Heritage Museum: 9.8 mi
- Sebastopol House: 10.3 mi
- Capote Knob: 2.4 mi
- Capote Hills: 3.0 mi
- Kings Hill: 9.2 mi
- Mill Creek Hills: 11.4 mi
- Watson Hill: 12.1 mi
- Martin Luther Statue: 10.9 mi
- Antique Road Grader: 10.9 mi
- World's Largest Pecan: 12.0 mi
- Steelmaker: 13.5 mi
- Mayhem Wall: 21.1 mi
- Albuquerque: 12.4 mi
- Monthalia: 12.6 mi
- Pandora: 19.0 mi
- Concrete: 20.0 mi
- Carpenter: 24.8 mi
- Denning Spring: 16.7 mi
- Suphur Spring: 22.5 mi
- Comal Springs: 23.6 mi
- Water Garden Gems: 22.7 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 24.0 mi
- San Marcos Aquatic Resources Center: 24.0 mi
- Jackson Nature Park: 24.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Wilson Potteries. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trunk Hill | NNW 330° | 263 m | 24.7 mi |
| Kings Hill | SW 233° | 228 m | 9.2 mi |
| Nail Hill | NW 322° | 215 m | 22.1 mi |
| Mill Creek Hills | NNW 344° | 214 m | 11.4 mi |
| Harborth Hill | NW 321° | 214 m | 16.4 mi |
| Round Mountain | NE 49° | 214 m | 24.0 mi |
| Capote Knob | SSE 153° | 209 m | 2.4 mi |
| Bading Hill | NW 323° | 203 m | 19.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:12 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:33 | 20:00 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:58 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 17:02 | 17:38 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 52 | 55 | 62 | 69 | 77 | 83 | 85 | 86 | 80 | 71 | 61 | 53 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 2.6 | 2.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Luling, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12403617443
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