Adam Becker Homestead
Adam Becker Homestead is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 317 m. Meta Mountain stands 583 m to the northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Specht's Crossing, a historic site 0.9 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 12 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 2002
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 12.0 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
- 24.3 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Wetland Wonders · 29 mi
- Sinkholes · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Specht's Crossing: 0.9 mi
- Herman and Ada Knibbe Home: 1.5 mi
- Spring Branch Post Office: 1.5 mi
- Esser's Crossing at Wesson: 3.7 mi
- Smithson Valley Cemetery: 7.8 mi
- Jumbo Evans Sports Park: 2.3 mi
- Guadalupe River State Park: 3.0 mi
- Honey Creek State Natural Area: 3.4 mi
- River Crossing Sports Park: 4.1 mi
- Jefe Park: 5.4 mi
- Devils Hill: 4.4 mi
- Twin Sisters: 7.5 mi
- Startz Hill: 9.5 mi
- Vogels Peak: 10.1 mi
- Big Head Mountain: 10.4 mi
- Blanco Pioneer Museum: 15.7 mi
- Agricultural Heritage Museum: 19.0 mi
- Nature Center: 21.8 mi
- New Braunfels Railroad Museum: 22.2 mi
- McKenna Children's Museum: 22.2 mi
- Beek Spring: 2.9 mi
- Rebecca Springs: 5.4 mi
- Indian Springs: 12.9 mi
- Cherry Spring: 13.3 mi
- Walnut Spring: 13.5 mi
- Natural Bridge: 13.8 mi
- Natural Bridge Mining Company: 13.8 mi
- Bracken Cave: 13.8 mi
- Bear Cave: 15.6 mi
- Cub Cave: 15.6 mi
- Kinder Ranch Elementary Garden: 10.2 mi
- Monarch Waystation: 20.9 mi
- Demonstration Gardens: 21.8 mi
- Interpretive Garden: 21.9 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 22.0 mi
- Cave Without a Name: 10.8 mi
- Bracken Cave Preserve: 14.3 mi
- James C. Curry Nature Center: 14.8 mi
- Cedar Creek: 22.1 mi
- Medallion Park: 22.3 mi
- Batmobile: 21.6 mi
- Rose of Lima: 21.9 mi
- City of a Prince: 22.3 mi
- Taking Flight Bronze Sculpture: 23.2 mi
- Buc-ee's Beaver: 23.9 mi
- Honey Creek: 5.9 mi
- Currey's Creek: 11.2 mi
- Ammans Crossing: 13.9 mi
- Welfare: 21.0 mi
- Coker: 21.9 mi
- Canyon Lake Spillway Gorge: 14.5 mi
- Canyon Lake Spillway Gorge: 14.9 mi
- Canyon Lake Spillway Gorge: 14.9 mi
- Canyon Lake Spillway Gorge: 15.4 mi
- Canyon Lake Spillway Gorge: 15.5 mi
- Picnic Area: 22.7 mi
- Picnic Area: 23.6 mi
- The Picnic Place: 23.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.9 miles of Adam Becker Homestead. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meta Mountain | NW 310° | 583 m | 15.8 mi |
| Wolf Mountain | NW 307° | 571 m | 16.7 mi |
| Sabinas Mountain | W 267° | 567 m | 18.3 mi |
| Cave Hill | NW 313° | 566 m | 18.7 mi |
| Hill in Kendall County | NNW 335° | 563 m | 11.0 mi |
| Martin Mountain | N 350° | 546 m | 18.9 mi |
| Twin Sisters | N 357° | 537 m | 7.5 mi |
| Malikoff Hill | W 259° | 537 m | 16.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:38 | 19:14 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 06:34 | 20:03 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 19:00 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 17:03 | 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 | 50 | 54 | 61 | 68 | 75 | 81 | 84 | 84 | 79 | 70 | 60 | 52 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 3.9 | 4.9 | 2.9 | 2.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Canyon DAM, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12403570208
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