Yettie Polk Park
Yettie Polk Park is a park in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 153 m. Sevenmile Mountain stands 374 m to the west, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is William Whitaker Reed, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Brazos Trail runs past it. 45 named summits stand within 25 miles.
How to reach it
- On the Texas Brazos Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- William Whitaker Reed: 0.0 mi
- Bell County Courthouses: 0.1 mi
- Peter Hansbrough Bell: 0.1 mi
- Bell County Courthouse: 0.1 mi
- Early Bell County Jail: 0.1 mi
- Harris Community Park: 0.4 mi
- Liberty Park: 0.4 mi
- Jaycee Park: 0.8 mi
- Griggs Park: 0.8 mi
- Millennium Oaks Park: 0.8 mi
- Tweedle Mountain: 8.0 mi
- Sparta Mountain: 8.4 mi
- Dana Peak: 8.5 mi
- Liberty Hill: 9.6 mi
- Miller Mountain: 10.5 mi
- Bell County Museum: 0.2 mi
- Railroad and Pioneer Museum: 7.6 mi
- Temple Children's Museum: 8.0 mi
- Czech Heritage Museum: 8.0 mi
- Salado Museum and College Park: 9.0 mi
- Aiken: 7.6 mi
- Bland: 11.2 mi
- Brookhaven: 12.8 mi
- Stringtown: 13.5 mi
- Old Troy: 15.4 mi
- Salado Sculpture Garden: 8.0 mi
- Rotary Club Garden: 8.4 mi
- Kelly Flading Community Garden: 14.5 mi
- Killeen Municipal Community Garden: 15.5 mi
- Alvarez Community Garden: 15.8 mi
- Owl Creek Wildlife Management Area: 12.0 mi
- White Flint Wildlife Management Area: 12.6 mi
- Horseshoe Bend Wildlife Management Area: 16.7 mi
- Iron Bridge Wildlife Management Area: 17.0 mi
- Sore Finger Wildlife Area: 24.2 mi
- Old Town Salado: 8.3 mi
- CCC Rock Tower: 18.3 mi
- Bird Blind: 18.4 mi
- CCC Plaque: 18.7 mi
- Historic Bell: 18.7 mi
- Bell County Southbound Rest Area: 11.1 mi
- Bell County Northbound Rest Area: 12.1 mi
- Picnic Area: 15.3 mi
- Headquarters Springs: 16.8 mi
- Warwick Springs: 16.9 mi
- Brushy Spring: 23.0 mi
- Wyndham Hill Picnic Area: 5.7 mi
- Silverstone Park Picnic Area: 6.1 mi
- Hartrick Bluff: 5.8 mi
- Temple Wildcat: 7.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Yettie Polk Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sevenmile Mountain | W 273° | 374 m | 24.1 mi |
| Ivy Mountain | W 267° | 362 m | 23.4 mi |
| Manere Mountain | W 265° | 356 m | 21.2 mi |
| Rattlesnake Hill | W 280° | 352 m | 23.8 mi |
| Manning Mountains | NW 308° | 349 m | 24.9 mi |
| Hog Mountain | WSW 242° | 337 m | 20.4 mi |
| McMillan Mountains | W 274° | 334 m | 19.7 mi |
| Bald Knob | W 267° | 332 m | 17.6 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 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:56 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 16:56 | 17:33 |
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, 4 mi away.
- Great Blue Heron252 obs
- Eastern Fox Squirrel246 obs
- Northern Mockingbird135 obs
- House Sparrow108 obs
- Red-shouldered Hawk107 obs
- Northern Cardinal91 obs
- Blue Jay87 obs
- White-winged Dove83 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/70079359
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