The Great White
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The Great White is an attraction in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 291 m. Mount Smith stands 578 m to the north-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Rio Loco, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 1.2 miles off.
The story
The Great White is an inverted roller coaster at SeaWorld San Antonio, and the first roller coaster to be built at a SeaWorld park. It was the first inverted roller coaster to be built in Texas.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wikidata Q3115987, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 1.2 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
- 24.1 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Sierra Springs park: 0.9 mi
- Caracol Creek Park: 1.8 mi
- Heritage Duck Pond Park: 1.8 mi
- Westcreek Sports Park: 2.3 mi
- Wheeler Park: 2.4 mi
- Padrone Hill: 3.3 mi
- Culebra Hill: 3.8 mi
- Hillcrest: 8.1 mi
- Ninemile Hill: 8.8 mi
- Loma Alta: 8.9 mi
- Battle of Adams Hill: 3.5 mi
- Huebner-Onion Homestead and Stagecoach Stop: 5.6 mi
- Copper Mill Water Wheel Tower: 5.6 mi
- Zion Lutheran Church and Cemetery: 5.7 mi
- Zion Lutheran Church: 5.8 mi
- USAF Airman Heritage Museum: 6.5 mi
- Centro Cultural Aztlan Galeria Expresion: 10.5 mi
- Centro de Artes: 12.0 mi
- Spanish Governor's Palace: 12.2 mi
- Artpace: 12.3 mi
- Rio Loco: 0.0 mi
- Wave Breaker: The Rescue Coaster: 0.1 mi
- Wave Breaker: The Rescue Coaster: 0.1 mi
- Texas Stingray: 0.1 mi
- Texas Stingray: 0.1 mi
- Government Canyon Springs: 10.0 mi
- Huesta Springs: 11.3 mi
- San Pedro Spring: 11.7 mi
- Morales Spring: 13.4 mi
- Pecan Spring: 14.4 mi
- Native Plant Wildscape Demonstration Garden: 12.2 mi
- Frost Gardens: 12.4 mi
- McNutt River Gardens: 12.4 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 13.0 mi
- Alamo Heights Community Garden: 13.7 mi
- Bird of Prey: 8.9 mi
- Rancho Diana Park: 10.5 mi
- Medallion Park: 10.8 mi
- Cedar Creek: 11.4 mi
- Scenic Canyon: 11.9 mi
- Coker: 14.3 mi
- Chinese Coal Mine: 17.1 mi
- Benton City: 17.8 mi
- Fratt: 18.6 mi
- Quihi: 20.5 mi
- Medicine Wall: 13.5 mi
- Devils Bluff: 16.5 mi
- Mormon Bluff: 18.1 mi
- Alumni Pavillion: 8.0 mi
- The Picnic Place: 19.2 mi
- Medina County Southbound Rest Area: 19.1 mi
- Medina County Northbound Rest Area: 19.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.5 miles of The Great White. 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 | 17.2 mi |
| Twin Mountains | NNW 340° | 546 m | 15.7 mi |
| Blue Heaven | NW 320° | 487 m | 14.2 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 |
When to go
Light through the year
| 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 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 54 | 58 | 65 | 71 | 78 | 84 | 86 | 86 | 81 | 73 | 63 | 55 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 1.9 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Antonio/seaworld, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/2915634221
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