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Spring Lake Glass-Bottom Boat Tour

Spring Lake Glass-Bottom Boat Tour from directly overhead

Spring Lake Glass-Bottom Boat Tour is an attraction in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 177 m. Mount Sharp stands 463 m to the northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Post San Marcos, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 1.2 miles off. 34 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Meadows Center for Water and the Environment -Texas State University
Fee
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates29.89329, -97.93067

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Sewell Park: 0.4 mi
  • Memorial Park: 0.6 mi
  • San Marcos City Park: 0.6 mi
  • San Marcos Plaza Park: 0.7 mi
  • Veteran's Plaza: 0.7 mi
Peaks: 34
  • Trunk Hill: 6.4 mi
  • Koeglar Hill: 6.8 mi
  • Coal Kiln Hill: 6.9 mi
  • Nail Hill: 10.2 mi
  • Bading Hill: 10.5 mi
Nature reserves: 27
Museums: 27
Artworks: 15
Springs: 7
  • San Marcos Springs: 0.1 mi
  • Weismuller Spring: 0.4 mi
  • Blue Hole: 12.3 mi
  • Jacob's Well: 15.2 mi
  • Comal Springs: 17.6 mi
Attractions: 7
Cliffs: 7
Gardens: 5
Ghost towns: 3
Picnic sites: 3
Rest areas: 2
Waterfalls: 2
  • Upper McKinney Falls: 23.6 mi
  • Lower McKinney Falls: 23.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Spring Lake Glass-Bottom Boat Tour. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount SharpNW 310°463 m22.1 mi
Jack MountainNW 315°451 m20.1 mi
Big Head MountainWNW 285°450 m24.2 mi
Roundtree MountainNW 318°449 m22.8 mi
Peach MountainNW 320°429 m20.6 mi
Gainor MountainNNW 327°429 m22.8 mi
Startz HillWSW 257°428 m22.2 mi
Lone Woman MountainNW 320°423 m16.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1219:44
June solstice06:3220:0120:36
September equinox07:2118:5819:30
December solstice07:2417:0117:37

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515561687682858580706052
Precip in2.41.72.83.24.53.62.22.64.04.42.72.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Marcos, 1 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6863562421

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