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Beacon Hill Obelisk

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Elevation, modelled
218 m
Tallest summit within 20.9 miles
Black Hill484 m · 16.4 mi
Nearest byway
Texas Hill Country Trail3.6 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:38local time
Coordinates
29.4615, -98.5079
Beacon Hill Obelisk from directly overhead

Beacon Hill Obelisk is a artwork in Texas, at a modelled 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.

Material
steel

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black HillNW 304°484 m16.4 mi
Round HillNW 325°465 m19.3 mi
Cross MountainNW 326°460 m16.9 mi
High HillN 349°456 m15.9 mi
Leon HillNNW 347°451 m14.5 mi
Sykes HillN 349°449 m17.2 mi
Butte HillN 351°449 m17.4 mi
Aue HillNNW 336°444 m15.8 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 11
Ghost towns: 11
Nature reserves: 9
Picnic sites: 2
Cliffs: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:1419:46
June solstice06:3620:0320:38
September equinox07:2319:0119:32
December solstice07:2517:0517:40

Local time (America/Chicago).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F525662697682848579716053
Precip in2.21.92.42.34.43.62.42.43.93.92.52.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Antonio Incarnate Word, 2 mi away.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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