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Carpenter

Carpenter from directly overhead

Carpenter is a ghost town in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 154 m. Classen Hill stands 374 m to the northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Charles Carl Winkler House, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 3.3 miles off. 13 named summits stand within 25 miles.

unincorporated community in Wilson County, Texas, United States

How to reach it

Coordinates29.37830, -98.18470

Named places within 25 miles

Museums
Parks
  • Martinez State Park: 9.9 mi
  • Heritage Oaks Park: 10.2 mi
  • Sutherland Springs Community Park: 10.3 mi
  • Rhine Valley Park: 10.8 mi
  • Eberle Park: 11.1 mi
Artworks: 46
  • Taking Flight Bronze Sculpture: 16.7 mi
  • Steelmaker: 16.9 mi
  • voodoo: 17.5 mi
  • Martin Luther Statue: 18.0 mi
  • Stargazer (Citlati): 18.3 mi
Attractions: 25
Gardens: 15
Peaks: 13
  • Rocky Point: 6.4 mi
  • Calf Hill: 10.7 mi
  • Marcelinas Hills: 14.9 mi
  • Kings Hill: 16.0 mi
  • Comanche Lookout: 18.0 mi
Ghost towns: 12
Springs: 8
  • Denning Spring: 9.7 mi
  • Suphur Spring: 10.3 mi
  • Scenic Park Pond: 18.9 mi
  • San Pedro Spring: 19.7 mi
  • Comal Springs: 23.3 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Classen HillNW 321°374 m25.0 mi
Comanche LookoutNW 322°315 m18.0 mi
HillcrestWNW 287°300 m24.1 mi
Mission HillN 3°292 m23.3 mi
Theis HillNW 315°277 m19.9 mi
Rocky PointSSW 200°237 m6.4 mi
Kings HillENE 73°228 m16.0 mi
Calf HillWNW 295°227 m10.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1319:45
June solstice06:3420:0120:36
September equinox07:2218:5919:31
December solstice07:2417:0417:39

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F525762697682858579726153

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Randolph AFB, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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