Beacon Hill Obelisk
Beacon Hill Obelisk is an artwork in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 218 m. Black Hill stands 484 m to the northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is St. Anthony Catholic School, a historic site 0.8 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 3.6 miles off.
What the record says
- Material
- steel
What to expect
How to reach it
- 3.6 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
- 12.8 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- St. Anthony Catholic School: 0.8 mi
- Belknap Place: 0.8 mi
- The Woman's Club of San Antonio: 0.9 mi
- David J. and May Bock Woodward House: 0.9 mi
- Jay Adams House: 1.0 mi
- San Pedro Springs Park: 1.1 mi
- Catalina Park: 1.1 mi
- Legacy Park: 1.1 mi
- Kenwood Park: 1.2 mi
- Woody Tucker Park: 1.4 mi
- Hillcrest: 3.8 mi
- Ninemile Hill: 5.6 mi
- Prickly Pear Hill: 7.9 mi
- Curly Hill: 9.8 mi
- Calf Hill: 9.9 mi
- Centro Cultural Aztlan Galeria Expresion: 0.9 mi
- The DoSeum: 2.2 mi
- San Antonio Museum of Art: 2.3 mi
- South Texas Museum of Popular Culture "TexPop": 2.3 mi
- Visitor's Center Museum: 2.3 mi
- Scobee Planetarium: 1.3 mi
- Murchison Tower: 1.5 mi
- Terror Mansion: 1.5 mi
- Japanese Tea Garden: 1.9 mi
- River boat boarding: 2.0 mi
- 3D glasses for Vision del Futuro Mural: 1.4 mi
- Vision del Futuro: 1.4 mi
- Magic Stones: 1.5 mi
- Woodlawn Lake Lighthouse: 1.7 mi
- Woodlawn Lake Park Entrance: 1.7 mi
- Frost Gardens: 2.3 mi
- McNutt River Gardens: 2.3 mi
- Alamo Heights Community Garden: 2.5 mi
- Japanese Peace Garden: 3.0 mi
- San Antonio Botanical Garden: 3.0 mi
- San Pedro Spring: 1.1 mi
- Huesta Springs: 14.2 mi
- Panther Springs: 15.4 mi
- Devine Spring: 16.1 mi
- Walnut Spring: 16.4 mi
- Coker: 6.7 mi
- Fratt: 7.7 mi
- Adkins: 17.0 mi
- Lone Oak Community: 17.1 mi
- Carpenter: 20.3 mi
- Bird of Prey: 10.2 mi
- Mitchell Lake Audubon Center: 11.0 mi
- Medallion Park: 12.5 mi
- Cedar Creek: 13.7 mi
- Rancho Diana Park: 13.8 mi
- Alumni Pavillion: 3.4 mi
- The Picnic Place: 8.7 mi
- Medicine Wall: 10.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.9 miles of Beacon Hill Obelisk. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Hill | NW 304° | 484 m | 16.4 mi |
| Round Hill | NW 325° | 465 m | 19.3 mi |
| Cross Mountain | NW 326° | 460 m | 16.9 mi |
| High Hill | N 349° | 456 m | 15.9 mi |
| Leon Hill | NNW 347° | 451 m | 14.5 mi |
| Sykes Hill | N 349° | 449 m | 17.2 mi |
| Butte Hill | N 351° | 449 m | 17.4 mi |
| Aue Hill | NNW 336° | 444 m | 15.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:14 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 06:36 | 20:03 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 19:01 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 17:05 | 17:40 |
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 | 56 | 62 | 69 | 76 | 82 | 84 | 85 | 79 | 71 | 60 | 53 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 2.5 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Antonio Incarnate Word, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/8358614117
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