Tower of the Americas
Tower of the Americas is an attraction in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 198 m. Black Hill stands 484 m to the northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Tower Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 6.7 miles off.
The story
observation tower in San Antonio, Texas, USA
Dates from 1968.
Wikidata Q1300520, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
How to reach it
- 6.7 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
- 11.9 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Tower Park: 0.1 mi
- Labor Street Park: 0.4 mi
- Plaza de Valero: 0.4 mi
- King William Park: 0.5 mi
- Main Plaza: 0.7 mi
- Acequia Madre de Valero: 0.2 mi
- Halff House: 0.2 mi
- Pereida House: 0.3 mi
- Eagar House: 0.3 mi
- The German-English School Buildings: 0.3 mi
- Prickly Pear Hill: 6.0 mi
- Hillcrest: 6.6 mi
- Curly Hill: 7.5 mi
- Red Oak Hill: 7.9 mi
- Calf Hill: 8.5 mi
- Instituto Cultural de Mexico: 0.2 mi
- Texas Highway Patrol Museum: 0.4 mi
- Briscoe Western Art Museum: 0.4 mi
- Villa Finale Visitor Center: 0.5 mi
- Ralston Family Collections Center: 0.5 mi
- Yanaguana Garden: 0.2 mi
- River boat boarding: 0.3 mi
- River boat boarding: 0.4 mi
- La Villita: 0.4 mi
- River boat boarding: 0.6 mi
- Stargazer (Citlati): 0.3 mi
- Orgullo Tejano: 0.3 mi
- Teddy Roosevelt, Jr.: 0.4 mi
- David Crockett: 0.5 mi
- Toribio Losoya: 0.5 mi
- McNutt River Gardens: 1.0 mi
- Frost Gardens: 1.0 mi
- Gardopia Gardens: 1.4 mi
- Denver Heights Community Garden: 1.5 mi
- Japanese Peace Garden: 3.1 mi
- Fratt: 8.6 mi
- Coker: 9.6 mi
- Lone Oak Community: 14.8 mi
- Adkins: 14.9 mi
- Kicaster: 18.2 mi
- San Pedro Spring: 2.2 mi
- Scenic Park Pond: 17.4 mi
- Huesta Springs: 17.4 mi
- Devine Spring: 18.3 mi
- Panther Springs: 18.5 mi
- Mitchell Lake Audubon Center: 8.1 mi
- Medina River Natural Area: 12.3 mi
- Bird of Prey: 13.3 mi
- Medallion Park: 15.7 mi
- Menoo Woods: 16.5 mi
- Alumni Pavillion: 5.4 mi
- The Picnic Place: 9.9 mi
- Medicine Wall: 13.4 mi
- Red Bluff: 22.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.5 miles of Tower of the Americas. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Hill | NW 309° | 484 m | 19.3 mi |
| Round Hill | NNW 326° | 465 m | 22.5 mi |
| Cross Mountain | NNW 327° | 460 m | 20.1 mi |
| High Hill | NNW 346° | 456 m | 19.0 mi |
| Leon Hill | NNW 345° | 451 m | 17.7 mi |
| Sykes Hill | NNW 347° | 449 m | 20.3 mi |
| Butte Hill | NNW 348° | 449 m | 20.6 mi |
| Aue Hill | NNW 336° | 444 m | 19.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:14 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 06:36 | 20:03 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 19:01 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 17:05 | 17:41 |
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, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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