Belgian Transit of Venus Observation Site
Belgian Transit of Venus Observation Site is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 225 m. Black Hill stands 484 m to the west-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Bullis House, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 5.1 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 2005
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 5.1 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
- 10.5 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Bullis House: 0.0 mi
- St. Paul's Epsicopal Church: 0.2 mi
- Menefee Tree: 1.0 mi
- Ludwig Mahncke: 1.1 mi
- Dam: 1.1 mi
- Pershing Park: 0.7 mi
- The Park at Pearl: 0.9 mi
- Park at Pearl: 0.9 mi
- San Antonio River Walk - Museum Reach: 1.0 mi
- Phillis Wheatley Park: 1.0 mi
- Hillcrest: 6.7 mi
- Calf Hill: 7.2 mi
- Prickly Pear Hill: 8.0 mi
- Ninemile Hill: 8.3 mi
- Curly Hill: 9.4 mi
- Fort Sam Houston Museum: 0.4 mi
- The DoSeum: 0.8 mi
- South Texas Museum of Popular Culture "TexPop": 0.9 mi
- San Antonio Museum of Art: 1.1 mi
- B. Naylor Morton Research and Collections Center: 1.3 mi
- River boat boarding: 1.0 mi
- boat ride boarding: 1.3 mi
- Japanese Tea Garden: 1.5 mi
- River boat boarding: 1.8 mi
- Murchison Tower: 1.8 mi
- F.I.S.H.: 1.0 mi
- The Grotto by Carlos Cortes: 1.0 mi
- Sunken Garden Gate: 1.4 mi
- William Barret Travis: 1.7 mi
- Juan Nepomuceno Seguin: 1.7 mi
- Gardopia Gardens: 1.1 mi
- Japanese Peace Garden: 1.1 mi
- San Antonio Botanical Garden: 1.2 mi
- Frost Gardens: 1.8 mi
- McNutt River Gardens: 1.8 mi
- Fratt: 6.6 mi
- Coker: 8.1 mi
- Adkins: 14.2 mi
- Lone Oak Community: 14.3 mi
- Carpenter: 17.5 mi
- San Pedro Spring: 2.2 mi
- Devine Spring: 16.5 mi
- Walnut Spring: 16.9 mi
- Huesta Springs: 16.9 mi
- Cherry Spring: 17.1 mi
- Mitchell Lake Audubon Center: 9.9 mi
- Bird of Prey: 12.9 mi
- Medina River Natural Area: 14.2 mi
- Menoo Woods: 14.6 mi
- Medallion Park: 15.1 mi
- Alumni Pavillion: 5.9 mi
- The Picnic Place: 7.9 mi
- Medicine Wall: 12.3 mi
- Red Bluff: 22.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.7 miles of Belgian Transit of Venus Observation Site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Hill | WNW 303° | 484 m | 19.2 mi |
| Round Hill | NW 322° | 465 m | 21.8 mi |
| Cross Mountain | NW 322° | 460 m | 19.4 mi |
| High Hill | NNW 342° | 456 m | 17.8 mi |
| Leon Hill | NNW 339° | 451 m | 16.5 mi |
| Sykes Hill | NNW 343° | 449 m | 19.1 mi |
| Butte Hill | NNW 344° | 449 m | 19.3 mi |
| Aue Hill | NNW 331° | 444 m | 18.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:14 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 06:35 | 20:03 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 19:00 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 17:05 | 17:40 |
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 | 62 | 69 | 76 | 82 | 84 | 85 | 79 | 71 | 60 | 53 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 2.5 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Antonio Incarnate Word, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12395077369
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