1835 Attack at Sandies Water Hole
1835 Attack at Sandies Water Hole is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 115 m. Kings Hill stands 228 m to the west-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Gonzales-San Antonio Road, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Independence Trail passes 8.1 miles off. 14 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 2010
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 8.1 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Gonzales-San Antonio Road: 0.0 mi
- Leesville School: 2.0 mi
- Leesville Baptist Church: 2.0 mi
- Sandies Chapel Cemetery: 3.5 mi
- Sandies-Dewville Community: 3.5 mi
- Rancho Historic Park: 5.9 mi
- City of Nixon Central Park: 7.8 mi
- Smiley School Park: 10.1 mi
- Stockdale City Park: 15.9 mi
- Bryce Field: 16.5 mi
- Capote Hills: 7.6 mi
- Capote Knob: 8.2 mi
- Watson Hill: 10.4 mi
- Kings Hill: 11.8 mi
- Stevens Hill: 12.9 mi
- Pape Pecan House / Nutcracker Museum: 16.6 mi
- Pioneer Flight Museum: 18.0 mi
- Los Nogales Museum: 18.1 mi
- Heritage Museum: 18.3 mi
- Sebastopol House: 18.7 mi
- Albuquerque: 6.0 mi
- Pandora: 10.4 mi
- Monthalia: 10.5 mi
- Concrete: 20.9 mi
- Grass Pond Colony: 24.5 mi
- Martin Luther Statue: 19.2 mi
- Antique Road Grader: 20.1 mi
- Steelmaker: 21.5 mi
- World's Largest Pecan: 21.6 mi
- Guadalupe County Eastbound Rest Area: 16.5 mi
- Guadalupe County Westbound Rest Area: 16.6 mi
- Denning Spring: 16.5 mi
- Suphur Spring: 19.7 mi
- Jackson Nature Park: 19.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of 1835 Attack at Sandies Water Hole. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kings Hill | WNW 292° | 228 m | 11.8 mi |
| Mill Creek Hills | NNW 342° | 214 m | 22.0 mi |
| Capote Knob | NNW 343° | 209 m | 8.2 mi |
| Rattlesnake Hill | NNW 344° | 185 m | 23.8 mi |
| Capote Hills | NNW 341° | 181 m | 7.6 mi |
| Iron Peak | NNE 32° | 164 m | 23.1 mi |
| Van Cleave Mound | SSE 149° | 143 m | 15.3 mi |
| Bald Mound | SSE 158° | 142 m | 15.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:11 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:33 | 20:00 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:58 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 17:02 | 17:38 |
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 | 51 | 55 | 62 | 68 | 76 | 82 | 84 | 85 | 79 | 70 | 61 | 53 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 2.2 | 2.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Nixon, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12403603351
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