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Interpretive Garden

Interpretive Garden from directly overhead

Interpretive Garden is a garden in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 296 m. Circle Benchmark stands 579 m to the west-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Jacob's Well, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 3.5 miles off. 45 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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What to expect

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Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates30.03563, -98.12782

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Jacob's Well Natural Area: 0.1 mi
  • Augusta Park: 1.0 mi
  • Karst Canyon Preserve: 1.1 mi
  • VFW Post 6441: 1.3 mi
  • Chester Franklin Arena: 1.3 mi
Peaks: 45
  • Little Twin Sister Peaks: 1.6 mi
  • Old Baldy: 1.9 mi
  • Joe Wimberley Mountain: 2.6 mi
  • Lone Woman Mountain: 3.0 mi
  • Lone Man Mountain: 3.7 mi
Nature reserves: 34
Museums: 21
Springs: 11
  • Jacob's Well: 0.1 mi
  • Blue Hole: 3.1 mi
  • Kirby Spring: 10.2 mi
  • Weismuller Spring: 15.3 mi
  • San Marcos Springs: 15.4 mi
Attractions: 11
Artworks: 11
Cliffs: 8
Gardens: 4
Waterfalls: 3
  • Twin Falls: 23.9 mi
  • Sculpture Falls: 24.0 mi
  • Hill of Life Falls: 24.0 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Interpretive Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Circle BenchmarkWNW 295°579 m23.3 mi
Hill in Kendall CountyW 267°563 m23.3 mi
Monument HillNW 305°549 m23.1 mi
Martin MountainWNW 289°546 m23.1 mi
Twin SistersW 259°537 m19.5 mi
Brushy TopWNW 294°497 m17.9 mi
Devils HillSW 231°466 m24.7 mi
Mount SharpNW 311°463 m6.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1319:44
June solstice06:3320:0220:37
September equinox07:2218:5919:31
December solstice07:2517:0117:38

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F505461687581848479706052
Precip in2.42.02.82.94.54.12.72.43.94.92.92.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Canyon DAM, 13 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • White-tailed Deer98 obs
  • Antelopehorn Milkweed70 obs
  • Twisted-leaf Yucca58 obs
  • cedar sage56 obs
  • Agarita56 obs
  • Snapdragon Vine53 obs
  • frostweed53 obs
  • blackfoot daisy52 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1458310059

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