Grass Pond Colony
Grass Pond Colony is a ghost town in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 178 m. Rocky Point stands 237 m to the west-northwest, 6.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Red Bluff, a cliff 1.8 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 7.7 miles off. 223 named places lie within 25 miles, 5 of them named summits.
human settlement in Texas, United States of America
How to reach it
- 7.7 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
- 24.6 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
223 named places within 25 miles
- Shiloh Cemetery: 2.5 mi
- Sutherland Springs Cemetery: 3.5 mi
- Sutherland Springs: 4.5 mi
- Marcelina Community: 4.7 mi
- Marcelina Cemetery: 4.7 mi
- Sutherland Springs Community Park: 4.3 mi
- Masonic Youth Park: 7.0 mi
- Lodi Park: 8.0 mi
- American Legion Park: 8.2 mi
- Helton Nature Park: 8.4 mi
- Sutherland Springs Historical Museum: 4.6 mi
- Wilson County Jailhouse Museum: 8.3 mi
- East Central Schools Museum: 12.1 mi
- San Antonio Railroad Heritage Museum: 12.4 mi
- Mission Espada Visitor's Center: 19.9 mi
- voodoo: 23.3 mi
- Steelmaker: 23.5 mi
- Martin Luther Statue: 23.8 mi
- Corn Crib Photographic Exhibit by Ansen Seale: 23.8 mi
- Southside Selena Mural: 24.0 mi
- Doseido Colony: 6.0 mi
- Kicaster: 6.3 mi
- Calaveras: 8.1 mi
- Concrete: 9.1 mi
- Carpenter: 9.4 mi
- Green Acres Golf and Games: 13.1 mi
- San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo: 22.4 mi
- Mission San José: 22.5 mi
- Former Mission 4 Drive In: 22.6 mi
- Tower of the Americas: 24.3 mi
- Water Garden Gems: 17.7 mi
- Denver Heights Community Garden: 22.8 mi
- Guadalupe County Community Garden: 23.2 mi
- Gardopia Gardens: 23.4 mi
- Ron Pedde Memorial Community Garden: 23.4 mi
- Marcelinas Hills: 5.6 mi
- Rocky Point: 6.2 mi
- Kings Hill: 18.0 mi
- Calf Hill: 18.6 mi
- Red Oak Hill: 24.1 mi
- Suphur Spring: 4.8 mi
- Denning Spring: 10.4 mi
- Scenic Park Pond: 17.0 mi
- Jackson Nature Park: 7.5 mi
- Mitchell Lake Audubon Center: 22.3 mi
- Menoo Woods: 23.8 mi
- Red Bluff: 1.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Grass Pond Colony. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Point | WNW 296° | 237 m | 6.2 mi |
| Kings Hill | NE 42° | 228 m | 18.0 mi |
| Calf Hill | NW 316° | 227 m | 18.6 mi |
| Red Oak Hill | W 280° | 195 m | 24.1 mi |
| Marcelinas Hills | S 171° | 171 m | 5.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:13 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:35 | 20:01 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:59 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 17:04 | 17:39 |
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 | 63 | 69 | 77 | 82 | 85 | 85 | 80 | 71 | 61 | 54 |
| Precip in | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 4.4 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 2.3 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Floresville, 8 mi away.
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