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Belknap Place

Belknap Place from directly overhead

Belknap Place is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 230 m. Mount Smith stands 578 m to the northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Christ Episcopal Church, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 4.4 miles off.

What the record says

Built
2014
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates29.45366, -98.49735

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • San Pedro Springs Park: 0.5 mi
  • Woody Tucker Park: 0.7 mi
  • Crockett Park: 0.9 mi
  • San Antonio River Walk - Museum Reach: 1.1 mi
  • Davis Park: 1.2 mi
Peaks
  • Hillcrest: 4.6 mi
  • Ninemile Hill: 6.4 mi
  • Prickly Pear Hill: 7.6 mi
  • Calf Hill: 9.2 mi
  • Curly Hill: 9.4 mi
Museums: 54
  • San Antonio Museum of Art: 1.5 mi
  • The DoSeum: 1.5 mi
  • Visitor's Center Museum: 1.6 mi
  • Centro Cultural Aztlan Galeria Expresion: 1.6 mi
  • South Texas Museum of Popular Culture "TexPop": 1.6 mi
Attractions: 41
Artworks: 41
  • Beacon Hill Obelisk: 0.8 mi
  • Vision del Futuro: 0.9 mi
  • 3D glasses for Vision del Futuro Mural: 0.9 mi
  • Magic Stones: 1.1 mi
  • The Grotto by Carlos Cortes: 1.3 mi
Gardens: 16
Ghost towns: 12
Springs: 11
  • San Pedro Spring: 0.5 mi
  • Huesta Springs: 15.1 mi
  • Panther Springs: 16.0 mi
  • Devine Spring: 16.4 mi
  • Walnut Spring: 16.7 mi
Nature reserves: 9
Picnic sites: 2
Cliffs: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.7 miles of Belknap Place. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount SmithNW578 m22.7 mi
Black HillNW484 m17.2 mi
Round HillNW465 m20.1 mi
Cross MountainNW460 m17.7 mi
High HillNNW456 m16.5 mi
Leon HillNNW451 m15.2 mi
Sykes HillNNW449 m17.8 mi
Butte HillN449 m18.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:1419:46
June solstice06:3620:0320:38
September equinox07:2319:0119:32
December solstice07:2517:0517:40

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F525662697682848579716053
Precip in2.21.92.42.34.43.62.42.43.93.92.52.1

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 site

OpenStreetMap element node/12395077331

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