Apelt Armadillo Farm
Apelt Armadillo Farm is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 441 m. Edwards Peak stands 666 m to the west-southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Freidenker, a historic site 2.3 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 13 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 2009
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 13.1 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Freidenker: 2.3 mi
- Treue Der Union Monument: 2.4 mi
- Comfort School: 2.4 mi
- Comfort Community Church: 2.4 mi
- August Faltin Building: 2.5 mi
- Comfort Park: 2.3 mi
- Lion's Park: 5.8 mi
- James Kiehl River Bend Park: 6.7 mi
- Verde Creek Park: 10.4 mi
- Flatrock Park: 11.2 mi
- Wolkenburg: 3.7 mi
- Target Hill: 3.8 mi
- Bachelor Mountain: 4.4 mi
- Mount Rigi: 4.6 mi
- Big Hill: 4.8 mi
- Champee Spring: 9.1 mi
- Dripping Vat Spring: 11.5 mi
- Bear Springs: 12.0 mi
- Comanche Spring: 13.3 mi
- Wenzel Spring: 14.5 mi
- Welfare: 9.5 mi
- Bankersmith: 14.4 mi
- Ammans Crossing: 16.7 mi
- Grapetown: 17.4 mi
- Pedernales: 18.2 mi
- Gaddis Bluff: 2.5 mi
- Ravenhead: 7.2 mi
- Joes Point: 8.7 mi
- Castle Rock: 20.4 mi
- The Bluff: 21.2 mi
- Kerr Arts & Cultural Center: 13.7 mi
- Schreiner Mansion - Historic Site and Event Center: 13.7 mi
- Agricultural Heritage Museum: 14.3 mi
- Frontier Times Museum: 16.9 mi
- Texas Rangers Heritage Center: 21.6 mi
- Picnic Area: 7.1 mi
- Picnic Area: 8.1 mi
- Kerr County Eastbound Rest Area: 8.9 mi
- Kerr County Westbound Rest Area: 9.0 mi
- Scenic View: 17.6 mi
- The Cross at Kerrville: 13.6 mi
- Lukenbach General Store and Post Office: 19.6 mi
- Cascade Caverns: 20.1 mi
- Fort Martin Scott Historic Site: 21.8 mi
- Gazebo for Albert Steves: 3.8 mi
- Lupe: 13.9 mi
- Stonehenge II: 20.3 mi
- SR 173 Roadside Picnic Area: 10.4 mi
- Schumacher Crossing Rest Area: 24.3 mi
- Albert & Bessie Kronkosky State Natural Area: 14.6 mi
- Cave Without a Name: 19.8 mi
- The Gardens at the Ridge: 18.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.9 miles of Apelt Armadillo Farm. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edwards Peak | WSW 257° | 666 m | 17.6 mi |
| Turkey Knob | SSE 165° | 623 m | 7.9 mi |
| Big Hill | NE 37° | 612 m | 13.7 mi |
| Round Top | SW 233° | 611 m | 8.8 mi |
| Schlaudt Hills | N 5° | 597 m | 23.6 mi |
| Broad Mountain | N 10° | 596 m | 5.7 mi |
| Mount Medina | SW 234° | 596 m | 13.6 mi |
| State Mountain | SW 217° | 594 m | 8.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:16 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 06:36 | 20:05 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:25 | 19:02 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 17:05 | 17:41 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 46 | 51 | 58 | 64 | 72 | 78 | 81 | 81 | 75 | 66 | 56 | 48 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 2.2 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kerrville 3 NNE, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12438098844
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