Blanco County Trail Drives
Blanco County Trail Drives is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 372 m. Bell Mountain stands 594 m to the west-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is James Polk Johnson, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail runs past it.
What the record says
- Built
- 1969
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- On the Texas Hill Country Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- James Polk Johnson: 0.2 mi
- James Polk Johnson Building: 0.4 mi
- Dr. James Odiorne: 0.4 mi
- Blanco County: 0.4 mi
- 1894 Blanco County Jail: 0.4 mi
- Monument Hill: 3.7 mi
- Buffalo Peak: 6.5 mi
- Circle Benchmark: 8.0 mi
- Brushy Top: 9.4 mi
- Cave Mountain: 10.0 mi
- Memorial Park: 0.4 mi
- Johnson City Little League: 0.5 mi
- Johnson CIty Park: 0.7 mi
- Pedernales River Nature Park: 1.2 mi
- Blanco County Fair & Rodeo: 1.4 mi
- Science Mill: 0.3 mi
- Lyndon B. Johnson Visitor Center: 0.4 mi
- L.B.J. Boyhood Home: 0.4 mi
- Blanco Pioneer Museum: 12.3 mi
- Texas White House: 12.6 mi
- Albert: 12.4 mi
- Blumenthal: 19.7 mi
- Eckert: 21.3 mi
- Luckenbach: 21.3 mi
- Click: 21.9 mi
- Jones Spring: 11.3 mi
- Bell Spring: 17.6 mi
- Flatrock Spring: 18.2 mi
- Marschall Spring: 22.3 mi
- Kirby Spring: 22.5 mi
- River Overlook: 11.4 mi
- Hill Country Overlook: 11.5 mi
- Hamilton Pool: 17.9 mi
- Dead Man's Hole: 19.7 mi
- Lukenbach General Store and Post Office: 21.3 mi
- Gillespie County US 290 Rest Area: 11.8 mi
- Picnic Area: 13.0 mi
- Gillespie County Ranch Road 1 Rest Area: 14.3 mi
- Red Bluff: 14.0 mi
- Eagle Bluffs: 23.9 mi
- Hickory Bluff: 24.3 mi
- Reimers Natural Parkland Preserve: 18.8 mi
- Pogue Springs Preserve: 19.4 mi
- Hogge Parkland Preserve: 20.0 mi
- Demonstration Gardens: 23.9 mi
- Interpretive Garden: 24.0 mi
- Picnic Area: 12.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.5 miles of Blanco County Trail Drives. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bell Mountain | WNW 303° | 594 m | 21.5 mi |
| Andy Moore Mountain | WNW 303° | 585 m | 17.7 mi |
| Meta Mountain | SW 217° | 583 m | 22.2 mi |
| Circle Benchmark | SSW 209° | 579 m | 8.0 mi |
| Dungeon Mountain | NW 304° | 567 m | 20.4 mi |
| Cave Hill | SW 225° | 566 m | 21.3 mi |
| Kruse Hill | W 276° | 565 m | 20.0 mi |
| Hill in Kendall County | SSW 198° | 563 m | 18.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:38 | 19:14 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 06:33 | 20:04 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 19:00 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 17:02 | 17:38 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Dec.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 49 | 52 | 60 | 67 | 75 | 81 | 83 | 84 | 77 | 68 | 58 | 51 |
| Precip in | 2.3 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Johnson City 2N, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12395154355
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