- Elevation, modelled
- 291 m
- Tallest summit within 19.6 miles
- Mount Smith578 m · 16.8 mi
- Nearest byway
- Texas Hill Country Trail1.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:38local time
- Coordinates
- 29.4524, -98.6972
Rio Loco is a attraction in Texas, at a modelled 291 m. Mount Smith stands 578 m to the north-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is The Great White, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 1.2 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.6 miles of Rio Loco. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Smith | NNW 346° | 578 m | 16.8 mi |
| Jack Mountain | NNW 340° | 557 m | 17.1 mi |
| Twin Mountains | NNW 340° | 546 m | 15.7 mi |
| Blue Heaven | NW 320° | 487 m | 14.1 mi |
| Black Hill | NNW 347° | 484 m | 10.0 mi |
| Round Hill | N 1° | 465 m | 16.4 mi |
| Cross Mountain | N 7° | 460 m | 14.7 mi |
| High Hill | NNE 27° | 456 m | 18.2 mi |
- 1.2 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
- 24.2 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Padrone Hill: 3.3 mi
- Culebra Hill: 3.8 mi
- Hillcrest: 8.1 mi
- Loma Alta: 8.8 mi
- Ninemile Hill: 8.9 mi
Historic sites
- Battle of Adams Hill: 3.5 mi
- Huebner-Onion Homestead and Stagecoach Stop: 5.6 mi
- Copper Mill Water Wheel Tower: 5.7 mi
- Zion Lutheran Church and Cemetery: 5.7 mi
- Zion Lutheran Church: 5.8 mi
Museums: 55
- USAF Airman Heritage Museum: 6.6 mi
- Centro Cultural Aztlan Galeria Expresion: 10.5 mi
- Centro de Artes: 12.1 mi
- Spanish Governor's Palace: 12.3 mi
- Artpace: 12.3 mi
Attractions: 45
- The Great White: 0.0 mi
- Wave Breaker: The Rescue Coaster: 0.1 mi
- Sea Swinger: 0.1 mi
- Texas Stingray: 0.1 mi
- Texas Stingray: 0.1 mi
Ghost towns: 5
- Coker: 14.4 mi
- Chinese Coal Mine: 17.1 mi
- Benton City: 17.8 mi
- Fratt: 18.6 mi
- Quihi: 20.5 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Medina County Southbound Rest Area: 19.1 mi
- Medina County Northbound Rest Area: 19.3 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:15 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 06:36 | 20:04 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 19:01 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 17:05 | 17:41 |
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