Albuquerque
Albuquerque is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 129 m. Rocky Point stands 237 m to the west, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Site of Old Town of Union Valley, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Independence Trail passes 13 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1972
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 13.4 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Site of Old Town of Union Valley: 0.0 mi
- Site of Nockemut: 3.1 mi
- Sandies-Dewville Community: 4.5 mi
- Sandies Chapel Cemetery: 4.5 mi
- Dewville United Methodist Church: 4.6 mi
- Rancho Historic Park: 5.1 mi
- City of Nixon Central Park: 6.1 mi
- Stockdale City Park: 8.9 mi
- Bryce Field: 9.5 mi
- Smiley School Park: 12.9 mi
- Kings Hill: 10.2 mi
- Capote Hills: 11.8 mi
- Capote Knob: 12.5 mi
- Bald Mound: 15.1 mi
- Rocky Mound: 15.6 mi
- Albuquerque: 2.0 mi
- Pandora: 4.8 mi
- Concrete: 15.9 mi
- Monthalia: 17.5 mi
- Grass Pond Colony: 17.8 mi
- Sutherland Springs Historical Museum: 13.2 mi
- Pape Pecan House / Nutcracker Museum: 16.7 mi
- Los Nogales Museum: 18.5 mi
- Heritage Museum: 18.7 mi
- Sebastopol House: 19.0 mi
- Martin Luther Statue: 19.3 mi
- Antique Road Grader: 20.8 mi
- Steelmaker: 21.0 mi
- World's Largest Pecan: 22.7 mi
- Denning Spring: 11.5 mi
- Suphur Spring: 13.1 mi
- Guadalupe County Eastbound Rest Area: 20.6 mi
- Guadalupe County Westbound Rest Area: 20.7 mi
- Jackson Nature Park: 12.3 mi
- Red Bluff: 19.0 mi
- Water Garden Gems: 24.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Albuquerque. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Point | W 265° | 237 m | 22.8 mi |
| Kings Hill | NNW 329° | 228 m | 10.2 mi |
| Capote Knob | NNE 15° | 209 m | 12.5 mi |
| Capote Hills | NNE 16° | 181 m | 11.8 mi |
| Marcelinas Hills | WSW 238° | 171 m | 19.2 mi |
| Van Cleave Mound | ESE 123° | 143 m | 16.2 mi |
| Bald Mound | SE 131° | 142 m | 15.1 mi |
| Rocky Mound | SE 124° | 132 m | 15.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:12 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:33 | 20:00 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 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, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/6277661058
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