Ghost town · Texas
Welfare
Welfare is a ghost town in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 411 m. Turkey Knob stands 623 m to the southwest, 9.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Beseler Family, a historic site 0.9 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 21 miles off.
ghost town in Kendall County, Texas, United States
How to reach it
Coordinates29.92170, -98.78670
- 20.7 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Beseler Family: 0.9 mi
- Nicolaus Zink: 2.2 mi
- Waring Schoolhouse: 2.4 mi
- Brownsboro Cemetery: 4.4 mi
- Ottmar von Behr: 4.7 mi
Peaks
- Ring Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Jungfrau Hill: 4.3 mi
- Cedar Mountain: 4.4 mi
- Sabinas Mountain: 4.9 mi
- Cannon Hill: 5.2 mi
Parks
- James Kiehl River Bend Park: 4.5 mi
- Boerne City Lake Park: 6.6 mi
- Sisterdale Valley District: 7.3 mi
- Northrup Park: 8.2 mi
- Comfort Park: 8.2 mi
Springs: 17
- Comanche Spring: 6.6 mi
- Champee Spring: 8.6 mi
- Wenzel Spring: 10.1 mi
- Bear Springs: 13.3 mi
- Dripping Vat Spring: 17.1 mi
Ghost towns: 12
- Ammans Crossing: 7.2 mi
- Currey's Creek: 12.3 mi
- Bankersmith: 14.3 mi
- Grapetown: 15.6 mi
- Luckenbach: 18.0 mi
Museums: 10
- Agricultural Heritage Museum: 7.3 mi
- Frontier Times Museum: 21.7 mi
- Texas Rangers Heritage Center: 22.8 mi
- Kerr Arts & Cultural Center: 22.8 mi
- Schreiner Mansion - Historic Site and Event Center: 22.8 mi
Attractions: 8
- Cascade Caverns: 12.7 mi
- Lukenbach General Store and Post Office: 17.9 mi
- The Cross at Kerrville: 22.3 mi
- Fort Martin Scott Historic Site: 22.9 mi
- Dinosaur Tracks: 23.5 mi
Nature reserves: 6
- Cave Without a Name: 10.3 mi
- Albert & Bessie Kronkosky State Natural Area: 12.7 mi
- Scenic Canyon: 21.3 mi
- Cedar Creek: 22.7 mi
- Rancho Diana Park: 23.1 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Kerr County Eastbound Rest Area: 17.0 mi
- Kerr County Westbound Rest Area: 17.0 mi
- Gillespie County Ranch Road 1 Rest Area: 23.3 mi
- Gillespie County US 290 Rest Area: 24.2 mi
Artworks: 3
- Gazebo for Albert Steves: 6.8 mi
- Lupe: 23.0 mi
- Batmobile: 24.9 mi
Cliffs: 3
- Gaddis Bluff: 8.8 mi
- Ravenhead: 16.2 mi
- Joes Point: 16.5 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- SR 173 Roadside Picnic Area: 19.2 mi
Gardens: 1
- Kinder Ranch Elementary Garden: 24.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.5 miles of Welfare. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey Knob | SW 231° | 623 m | 9.5 mi |
| Big Hill | N 355° | 612 m | 12.7 mi |
| Round Top | WSW 257° | 611 m | 16.8 mi |
| Broad Mountain | NW 311° | 596 m | 11.1 mi |
| State Mountain | WSW 250° | 594 m | 15.5 mi |
| Sunset Mountain | WSW 252° | 592 m | 17.9 mi |
| Wolkenburg | WNW 294° | 589 m | 12.0 mi |
| Cloud Mountain | WSW 238° | 586 m | 13.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:15 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 06:36 | 20:05 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 19:02 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 17:04 | 17:41 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Dec.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 49 | 53 | 60 | 66 | 73 | 79 | 82 | 82 | 77 | 68 | 58 | 50 |
| Precip in | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 5.3 | 3.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boerne, 9 mi away.
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