Battleground Prairie
Battleground Prairie is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 158 m. Mission Hill stands 292 m to the west-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Tiemann School, a historic site 1.5 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 2.9 miles off. 17 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1936
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 2.9 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
- 15.3 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Wetland Wonders · 22 mi
- Sinkholes · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Tiemann School: 1.5 mi
- Elijah Valentine Dale: 2.8 mi
- Henry Eustace McCulloch: 2.8 mi
- George Washington Lonis: 2.8 mi
- Robert D. McAnelly: 2.8 mi
- Easthill Park: 2.6 mi
- Willow Creek Greenbelt: 2.7 mi
- Nolte Farms Community Park: 3.4 mi
- Nolte Farms Community Pool: 3.6 mi
- Blue Star Memorial Park: 3.8 mi
- Los Nogales Museum: 4.5 mi
- Heritage Museum: 4.5 mi
- Pape Pecan House / Nutcracker Museum: 4.6 mi
- Sebastopol House: 5.1 mi
- Fiedler Memorial Museum: 5.6 mi
- Capote Knob: 7.8 mi
- Mill Creek Hills: 8.0 mi
- Capote Hills: 8.3 mi
- Kings Hill: 8.9 mi
- Rattlesnake Hill: 10.0 mi
- Antique Road Grader: 5.3 mi
- Martin Luther Statue: 5.6 mi
- World's Largest Pecan: 6.4 mi
- Steelmaker: 8.2 mi
- Buc-ee's Beaver: 15.7 mi
- San Marcos Aquatic Resources Center: 19.4 mi
- Purgatory Creek Greenspace: 21.8 mi
- Meadows Center for Water and the Environment: 22.5 mi
- Schulle Canyon Natural Area: 22.9 mi
- Spring Lake Preserve: 23.1 mi
- Albuquerque: 15.5 mi
- Concrete: 18.1 mi
- Monthalia: 18.2 mi
- Carpenter: 22.2 mi
- Pandora: 22.3 mi
- Denning Spring: 15.9 mi
- Comal Springs: 18.0 mi
- Weismuller Spring: 22.3 mi
- Suphur Spring: 22.4 mi
- San Marcos Springs: 22.5 mi
- Water Garden Gems: 18.5 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 19.4 mi
- Ron Pedde Memorial Community Garden: 20.8 mi
- Guadalupe County Community Garden: 22.4 mi
- Learning Tree: 21.5 mi
- Grandmother's tree: 22.4 mi
- Spring Lake Glass-Bottom Boat Tour: 22.5 mi
- Labyrinth: 24.0 mi
- Purgatory Creek Overlook: 22.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Battleground Prairie. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mission Hill | WNW 301° | 292 m | 19.4 mi |
| Coal Kiln Hill | NNW 336° | 281 m | 20.2 mi |
| Trunk Hill | NNW 338° | 263 m | 19.8 mi |
| Kings Hill | SSW 197° | 228 m | 8.9 mi |
| Nail Hill | NNW 329° | 215 m | 16.8 mi |
| Mill Creek Hills | N 11° | 214 m | 8.0 mi |
| Harborth Hill | NNW 331° | 214 m | 11.1 mi |
| Capote Knob | SE 132° | 209 m | 7.8 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 | 20:01 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:58 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 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 | 61 | 68 | 76 | 81 | 84 | 85 | 79 | 70 | 60 | 53 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 2.7 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW Braunfels WFO, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12403617424
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