Owl Creek Wildlife Management Area
Owl Creek Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Texas, at a recorded elevation of 187 m. Sevenmile Mountain stands 374 m to the west-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Bland Mountain, a peak 0.8 miles away. Texas Brazos Trail passes 1.0 miles off. 53 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 187 m
How to reach it
- 1.0 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- McGregor Park: 2.0 mi
- Leona Park: 2.3 mi
- Iron Bridge Park: 4.3 mi
- Rogers Park: 4.8 mi
- Ansay Park: 6.2 mi
- Moffat Cemetery: 2.9 mi
- Mother Neff State Park: 7.8 mi
- First Baptist Church of Temple: 8.7 mi
- Moody Cemetery: 10.0 mi
- Naler Cemetery: 10.1 mi
- Bland Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Owl Creek Mountains: 3.3 mi
- Tweedle Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Liberty Hill: 6.8 mi
- Sparta Mountain: 6.9 mi
- Bell County Museum: 11.9 mi
- Czech Heritage Museum: 12.9 mi
- Railroad and Pioneer Museum: 13.1 mi
- Temple Children's Museum: 13.3 mi
- 3rd Calvary Museum (Closed): 15.7 mi
- Rotary Club Garden: 13.0 mi
- Kelly Flading Community Garden: 13.5 mi
- Alvarez Community Garden: 14.8 mi
- 10th St. Community Garden: 14.8 mi
- Native Wildscape Garden (Bird, Bee, Butterfly & Bat Garden): 16.4 mi
- Bland: 1.0 mi
- Aiken: 4.7 mi
- Brookhaven: 7.8 mi
- Old Troy: 11.8 mi
- Stringtown: 21.0 mi
- CCC Rock Tower: 6.9 mi
- Bird Blind: 7.0 mi
- CCC Plaque: 7.3 mi
- Historic Bell: 7.4 mi
- Old Town Salado: 19.0 mi
- Picnic Area: 3.3 mi
- Bell County Southbound Rest Area: 21.8 mi
- Bell County Northbound Rest Area: 22.6 mi
- Silverstone Park Picnic Area: 14.8 mi
- Wyndham Hill Picnic Area: 15.1 mi
- Temple Wildcat: 12.1 mi
- Hartrick Bluff: 16.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Owl Creek Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sevenmile Mountain | WSW 244° | 374 m | 24.0 mi |
| Anderson Mountain | WSW 255° | 372 m | 23.9 mi |
| Hog Mountain | WSW 255° | 370 m | 24.5 mi |
| Ivy Mountain | WSW 238° | 362 m | 24.7 mi |
| Shell Mountains | WNW 287° | 361 m | 20.3 mi |
| Manere Mountain | SW 234° | 356 m | 23.1 mi |
| Bagget Mountain | WNW 295° | 356 m | 24.8 mi |
| Rattlesnake Hill | WSW 250° | 352 m | 22.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:10 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:27 | 20:02 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:56 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 16:56 | 17:32 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 52 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 80 | 84 | 84 | 78 | 68 | 58 | 50 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 4.8 | 3.4 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 2.6 | 2.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stillhouse Hollow DAM, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/356753987
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