Murchison Tower
Murchison Tower is an attraction in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 244 m. Black Hill stands 484 m to the west-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Magic Stones, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 3.9 miles off.
The story
university building at Trinity University, 1 Trinity Pl, San Antonio, TX 78212
Wikidata Q108073205, matched on coordinates and name (9 m apart).
What the record says
- Height
- 50.5 m
How to reach it
- 3.9 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
- 11.3 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- The Mexican Village: 0.4 mi
- Alamo Portland and Roman Cement Company: 0.5 mi
- Acequia de Arriba: 0.6 mi
- St. Anthony Catholic School: 0.9 mi
- Ludwig Mahncke: 1.0 mi
- Woody Tucker Park: 0.5 mi
- Davis Park: 0.6 mi
- Brackenridge Park: 0.6 mi
- Headwaters Sanctuary: 0.9 mi
- Mahncke Park: 1.1 mi
- Hillcrest: 5.2 mi
- Ninemile Hill: 6.6 mi
- Calf Hill: 8.4 mi
- Prickly Pear Hill: 8.6 mi
- Theis Hill: 9.1 mi
- HEBuddy Treehouse: 0.9 mi
- B. Naylor Morton Research and Collections Center: 1.0 mi
- The Witte Museum: 1.0 mi
- South Texas Museum of Popular Culture "TexPop": 1.0 mi
- The DoSeum: 1.0 mi
- Japanese Tea Garden: 0.4 mi
- Little Blue Hole: 0.9 mi
- Blue Hole: 1.1 mi
- River boat boarding: 1.4 mi
- Scobee Planetarium: 1.5 mi
- Magic Stones: 0.1 mi
- Sunken Garden Gate: 0.4 mi
- Beacon Hill Obelisk: 1.5 mi
- The Grotto by Carlos Cortes: 1.5 mi
- F.I.S.H.: 1.6 mi
- Alamo Heights Community Garden: 1.4 mi
- San Antonio Botanical Garden: 1.6 mi
- Japanese Peace Garden: 1.6 mi
- Frost Gardens: 2.2 mi
- McNutt River Gardens: 2.3 mi
- San Pedro Spring: 1.5 mi
- Huesta Springs: 15.2 mi
- Devine Spring: 15.5 mi
- Panther Springs: 15.6 mi
- Walnut Spring: 15.8 mi
- Fratt: 6.4 mi
- Coker: 6.6 mi
- Adkins: 15.6 mi
- Lone Oak Community: 15.8 mi
- Carpenter: 18.9 mi
- Mitchell Lake Audubon Center: 11.1 mi
- Bird of Prey: 11.2 mi
- Medallion Park: 13.4 mi
- Cedar Creek: 14.6 mi
- Menoo Woods: 14.7 mi
- Alumni Pavillion: 4.8 mi
- The Picnic Place: 7.6 mi
- Medicine Wall: 10.6 mi
- Red Bluff: 24.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.7 miles of Murchison Tower. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Hill | WNW 301° | 484 m | 17.6 mi |
| Round Hill | NW 322° | 465 m | 20.1 mi |
| Cross Mountain | NW 322° | 460 m | 17.7 mi |
| High Hill | NNW 344° | 456 m | 16.1 mi |
| Leon Hill | NNW 342° | 451 m | 14.8 mi |
| Sykes Hill | NNW 345° | 449 m | 17.4 mi |
| Butte Hill | NNW 346° | 449 m | 17.6 mi |
| Aue Hill | NNW 331° | 444 m | 16.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:14 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 06:35 | 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, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/555029922
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