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Doseido Colony

Doseido Colony from directly overhead

Doseido Colony is a ghost town in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 177 m. Comanche Lookout stands 315 m to the northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery, a historic site 2.1 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 5.4 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.

human settlement in Wilson County, Texas, United States of America

How to reach it

Coordinates29.33500, -98.15900

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Sutherland Springs Community Park: 7.2 mi
  • Helton Nature Park: 10.2 mi
  • Elmendorf City Park: 12.0 mi
  • Masonic Youth Park: 12.7 mi
  • Casa Blanca Historical Marker: 12.7 mi
Museums
Artworks: 41
  • Steelmaker: 18.7 mi
  • Martin Luther Statue: 19.5 mi
  • voodoo: 19.5 mi
  • Taking Flight Bronze Sculpture: 19.9 mi
  • Stargazer (Citlati): 20.6 mi
Attractions: 20
Gardens: 13
Ghost towns: 11
Peaks: 11
  • Rocky Point: 4.8 mi
  • Marcelinas Hills: 11.6 mi
  • Calf Hill: 13.5 mi
  • Kings Hill: 15.7 mi
  • Comanche Lookout: 21.3 mi
Springs: 4
  • Suphur Spring: 7.2 mi
  • Denning Spring: 8.5 mi
  • Scenic Park Pond: 18.0 mi
  • San Pedro Spring: 22.0 mi
Nature reserves: 3
Cliffs: 1
Picnic sites: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Comanche LookoutNW 324°315 m21.3 mi
Theis HillNW 318°277 m23.2 mi
Rocky PointSW 231°237 m4.8 mi
Kings HillENE 61°228 m15.7 mi
Calf HillNW 304°227 m13.5 mi
Capote KnobENE 63°209 m24.7 mi
Curly HillW 268°205 m23.0 mi
Prickly Pear HillW 273°201 m23.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1319:44
June solstice06:3420:0120:36
September equinox07:2218:5919:31
December solstice07:2417:0417:39

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F525663697782858580716154
Precip in1.61.62.32.44.42.92.32.74.13.22.31.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Floresville, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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