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Beef for the Confederacy

Beef for the Confederacy from directly overhead

Beef for the Confederacy is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 205 m. Mount Sharp stands 463 m to the west-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Blanco Vista Neighborhood Park, a park 1.0 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 6.3 miles off. 36 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Built
1965
Material
aluminium
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates29.95248, -97.87953

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Blanco Vista Neighborhood Park: 1.0 mi
  • Five Mile Dam Park: 1.4 mi
  • Randall W Vetter Park: 1.5 mi
  • Randall W Vetter Park: 1.6 mi
  • Mary Kyle Hartson Park: 2.5 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
Museums: 48
Nature reserves: 37
Peaks: 36
  • Koeglar Hill: 5.1 mi
  • Barton Hill: 7.8 mi
  • Carpenter Hills: 9.8 mi
  • Woods Hill: 11.0 mi
  • Trunk Hill: 11.4 mi
Gardens: 34
Attractions: 16
Springs: 9
  • San Marcos Springs: 5.0 mi
  • Weismuller Spring: 5.5 mi
  • Blue Hole: 13.1 mi
  • Jacob's Well: 15.8 mi
  • Kirby Spring: 18.6 mi
Cliffs: 9
Waterfalls: 5
  • Upper McKinney Falls: 18.5 mi
  • Lower McKinney Falls: 18.8 mi
  • Twin Falls: 20.9 mi
  • Sculpture Falls: 21.6 mi
  • Hill of Life Falls: 22.2 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Picnic sites: 3
Rest areas: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Beef for the Confederacy. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount SharpWNW 297°463 m22.4 mi
Jack MountainWNW 300°451 m20.0 mi
Roundtree MountainNW 305°449 m22.4 mi
Peach MountainNW 306°429 m20.0 mi
Gainor MountainNW 314°429 m21.6 mi
Lone Woman MountainWNW 302°423 m16.0 mi
Lone Man MountainNW 305°416 m15.1 mi
Wallace MountainNW 325°406 m20.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1219:43
June solstice06:3220:0120:36
September equinox07:2118:5819:30
December solstice07:2417:0117:37

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515561687682858580706052
Precip in2.41.72.83.24.53.62.22.64.04.42.72.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Marcos, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12403589862

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