Altwein Family
Altwein Family is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 178 m. Startz Hill stands 428 m to the northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Schumansville Cemetery, a historic site 1.7 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 3.2 miles off. 21 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 2002
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 3.2 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
- 4.6 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Wetland Wonders · 18 mi
- Sinkholes · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Schumansville Cemetery: 1.7 mi
- Site of Dietz Community: 2.0 mi
- Blumberg Cemetery: 2.1 mi
- Clear Spring Hall and Store: 2.9 mi
- Jauer Family Cemetery: 4.0 mi
- Legend Point Park: 2.7 mi
- Pecan Crossing Park: 3.4 mi
- Fischer Park: 3.9 mi
- Hoffman Park: 4.2 mi
- Kraft Park: 4.3 mi
- Museum of Texas Handmade Furniture: 5.1 mi
- New Braunfels Conservation Society: 5.3 mi
- Museum of Texas Handmade Furniture: 5.4 mi
- Sophienburg Museum & Archives: 5.4 mi
- McKenna Children's Museum: 5.6 mi
- Harborth Hill: 7.5 mi
- Mission Hill: 7.9 mi
- Bading Hill: 9.1 mi
- Nail Hill: 10.0 mi
- Mill Creek Hills: 12.9 mi
- Steelmaker: 4.7 mi
- City of a Prince: 5.7 mi
- World's Largest Pecan: 6.0 mi
- Buc-ee's Beaver: 6.3 mi
- Buc-ee's Beaver: 6.4 mi
- Natural Bridge: 16.8 mi
- Natural Bridge Mining Company: 16.8 mi
- Bracken Cave: 17.4 mi
- Learning Tree: 17.7 mi
- Grandmother's tree: 17.9 mi
- Comal Springs: 6.8 mi
- Bear Springs: 14.9 mi
- Denning Spring: 18.4 mi
- Weismuller Spring: 19.3 mi
- Devine Spring: 19.7 mi
- Menoo Woods: 13.0 mi
- San Marcos Aquatic Resources Center: 15.2 mi
- James C. Curry Nature Center: 16.5 mi
- Bracken Cave Preserve: 16.8 mi
- Purgatory Creek Greenspace: 17.5 mi
- Concrete: 17.6 mi
- Carpenter: 19.0 mi
- Adkins: 19.5 mi
- Fratt: 21.3 mi
- Lone Oak Community: 21.3 mi
- Ron Pedde Memorial Community Garden: 10.7 mi
- Water Garden Gems: 11.5 mi
- Guadalupe County Community Garden: 12.4 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 15.2 mi
- Monarch Waystation: 19.1 mi
- Canyon Lake Spillway Gorge: 17.0 mi
- Canyon Lake Spillway Gorge: 17.1 mi
- Canyon Lake Spillway Gorge: 17.1 mi
- Canyon Lake Spillway Gorge: 17.2 mi
- Canyon Lake Spillway Gorge: 17.3 mi
- Guadalupe County Westbound Rest Area: 15.9 mi
- Guadalupe County Eastbound Rest Area: 16.3 mi
- The Picnic Place: 20.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Altwein Family. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Startz Hill | NW 314° | 428 m | 18.6 mi |
| Vogels Peak | WNW 288° | 414 m | 21.1 mi |
| Tower Hill | NNW 348° | 404 m | 21.5 mi |
| Moon Mountain | NNW 347° | 374 m | 22.5 mi |
| Classen Hill | W 274° | 374 m | 22.6 mi |
| Baldy Mountain | NNW 336° | 345 m | 19.3 mi |
| Comanche Lookout | W 259° | 315 m | 18.2 mi |
| Mission Hill | NW 314° | 292 m | 7.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:13 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:33 | 20:01 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:59 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 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 | 52 | 56 | 63 | 70 | 77 | 82 | 85 | 85 | 80 | 71 | 61 | 54 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 2.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Austin SAN Antonio, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12403617465
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