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Spineway

Spineway from directly overhead

Spineway is an artwork in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 207 m. Twin Mountains stands 546 m to the northwest, 21 miles off. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 3.1 miles off.

What the record says

Material
metal

How to reach it

Coordinates29.45071, -98.53498

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Woodlawn Lake Park: 0.2 mi
  • West End Park: 0.6 mi
  • Legacy Park: 0.9 mi
  • Monticello Park: 1.1 mi
  • Seeling Park: 1.2 mi
Peaks
  • Hillcrest: 2.9 mi
  • Ninemile Hill: 5.3 mi
  • Prickly Pear Hill: 6.9 mi
  • Curly Hill: 8.8 mi
  • Red Oak Hill: 9.7 mi
Museums: 58
Attractions: 49
  • Scobee Planetarium: 2.3 mi
  • Terror Mansion: 2.3 mi
  • Casa Navarro State Historical Site: 3.0 mi
  • River boat boarding: 3.2 mi
  • Murchison Tower: 3.2 mi
Artworks: 41
Gardens: 16
Springs: 11
  • San Pedro Spring: 2.0 mi
  • Huesta Springs: 13.8 mi
  • Panther Springs: 16.0 mi
  • Government Canyon Springs: 16.5 mi
  • Devine Spring: 17.5 mi
Ghost towns: 11
Nature reserves: 9
Picnic sites: 2
Cliffs: 1
  • Medicine Wall: 10.6 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.2 miles of Spineway. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Twin MountainsNW 314°546 m21.2 mi
Black HillNW 310°484 m15.5 mi
Round HillNNW 330°465 m19.0 mi
Cross MountainNNW 332°460 m16.7 mi
High HillN 355°456 m16.4 mi
Leon HillN 354°451 m14.9 mi
Sykes HillN 355°449 m17.7 mi
Butte HillN 357°449 m18.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:1519:46
June solstice06:3620:0320:38
September equinox07:2319:0119:32
December solstice07:2517:0517:41

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/5425407123

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