Timberlake Biological Field Station
Timberlake Biological Field Station is a nature reserve in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 369 m. Shin Oak Mountain stands 587 m to the southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Green Mountain, a peak 1.4 miles away. Texas Forts Trail passes 19 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Tarleton State University
How to reach it
- 19.3 mi off the Texas Forts Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Green Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Vinegar Hill: 2.7 mi
- Linn Hill: 3.9 mi
- Round Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Fivemile Hill: 4.8 mi
- Site of Harmony Ridge Community: 2.9 mi
- Harris Cemetery: 3.5 mi
- Terry Cemetery: 4.1 mi
- Indian Signaling Grounds: 4.7 mi
- Chadwick's Mill: 4.9 mi
- Risien Park: 7.3 mi
- San Saba River Nature Park: 7.4 mi
- San Saba City Park: 7.7 mi
- San Saba City Park: 7.7 mi
- Historical Monument: 8.9 mi
- Red Bluff: 5.4 mi
- Blue Bluff: 8.8 mi
- Raven Bluff: 9.6 mi
- Raven Cliff: 10.1 mi
- Indian Point: 14.9 mi
- Gorman Spring: 17.0 mi
- Big Spring: 19.9 mi
- Post Oak Spring: 20.3 mi
- Burnt Canyon Spring: 20.6 mi
- Boiling Springs: 23.8 mi
- San Saba County Historical Museum: 7.7 mi
- San Saba County Historical Museum: 7.7 mi
- Mills County Historical Museum: 12.8 mi
- Williams Ranch: 15.8 mi
- Nix: 18.6 mi
- McGirk: 24.0 mi
- San Saba Picnic Area: 9.0 mi
- Texas Botanical Gardens: 12.8 mi
- Gorman Falls: 16.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.6 miles of Timberlake Biological Field Station. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shin Oak Mountain | SW 218° | 587 m | 24.5 mi |
| Buffalo Knob | SSW 213° | 538 m | 18.4 mi |
| High Pond Mountain | SW 215° | 537 m | 18.1 mi |
| Little Pompey Mountain | N 357° | 530 m | 24.3 mi |
| Huckabee Hill | NNE 23° | 520 m | 22.4 mi |
| Tiger Mountain | N 3° | 517 m | 20.3 mi |
| San Saba Peak | NE 37° | 510 m | 7.4 mi |
| Brady Mountain | WSW 242° | 508 m | 23.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:14 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 06:32 | 20:07 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 19:01 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 17:00 | 17:37 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 46 | 50 | 57 | 65 | 73 | 80 | 83 | 84 | 76 | 67 | 56 | 48 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Saba 7NW, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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