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Campbell Cabin

Campbell Cabin from directly overhead

Campbell Cabin is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 159 m. Comanche Lookout stands 315 m to the west, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Heritage Village, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Independence Trail runs past it. 17 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1982
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates29.56586, -97.96317

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Heritage Village: 0.0 mi
  • Central Park: 0.1 mi
  • Ruby P. Vaughan Park: 0.3 mi
  • Memorial Rose Garden: 0.3 mi
  • Walnut Springs Park: 0.3 mi
Historic sites: 54
Museums: 23
Peaks: 17
  • Kings Hill: 8.5 mi
  • Harborth Hill: 10.0 mi
  • Mill Creek Hills: 10.1 mi
  • Capote Knob: 11.5 mi
  • Rattlesnake Hill: 11.8 mi
Artworks: 13
  • Martin Luther Statue: 1.2 mi
  • Antique Road Grader: 2.4 mi
  • Steelmaker: 3.8 mi
  • World's Largest Pecan: 4.4 mi
  • Buc-ee's Beaver: 13.1 mi
Nature reserves: 11
Ghost towns: 10
Attractions: 8
Springs: 6
  • Denning Spring: 13.9 mi
  • Comal Springs: 14.6 mi
  • Suphur Spring: 20.5 mi
  • Weismuller Spring: 22.4 mi
  • Bear Springs: 22.7 mi
Gardens: 4
Cliffs: 3
  • Purgatory Creek Overlook: 21.5 mi
  • Red Bluff: 23.5 mi
  • Canyon Lake Spillway Gorge: 24.3 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Comanche LookoutW315 m24.3 mi
Mission HillNW292 m15.9 mi
Coal Kiln HillN281 m19.0 mi
Trunk HillN263 m18.8 mi
Rocky PointSW237 m24.5 mi
Kings HillSSE228 m8.5 mi
Calf HillWSW227 m24.5 mi
Nail HillNNW215 m15.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1219:44
June solstice06:3320:0120:36
September equinox07:2118:5819:30
December solstice07:2317:0217:38

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F525663707782858580716154
Precip in2.11.72.52.03.63.42.22.03.43.32.52.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Austin SAN Antonio, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12403617429

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