Captain Jesse Burnam
Captain Jesse Burnam is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 312 m. Tabletop Mountain stands 521 m to the west-southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Flatrock Spring, a spring 1.3 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 5.1 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 2014
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 5.1 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset Deck · 16 mi
- 1000ft overlook of Inks Lake · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Spicewood Trails Park: 3.9 mi
- Pecan Valley Park: 4.0 mi
- Lakeside Park: 4.7 mi
- Johnson Park: 4.8 mi
- Cottonwood Shores Community Park: 4.9 mi
- Cedar Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Shovel Mountain: 4.2 mi
- Little Castle Mountain: 5.1 mi
- Castle Mountain: 5.5 mi
- Kennison Rock: 6.2 mi
- Dead Man's Hole: 2.0 mi
- Rockvale: 4.1 mi
- Conrad Fuchs House: 4.3 mi
- Marble Falls Factory Site: 4.8 mi
- Brandt Badger House: 4.8 mi
- Pogue Springs Preserve: 12.9 mi
- Reimers Natural Parkland Preserve: 13.9 mi
- Hogge Parkland Preserve: 13.9 mi
- Upper Barton Creek Management Unit: 21.8 mi
- Balcones Canyonlands Preserve - Romberg: 22.8 mi
- The Falls Museum: 5.8 mi
- CCC Museum: 13.7 mi
- Highland Lakes Squadron - Commemorative Air Force: 16.6 mi
- Science Mill: 17.7 mi
- L.B.J. Boyhood Home: 17.7 mi
- Flatrock Spring: 1.3 mi
- Jones Spring: 14.5 mi
- Williams Spring: 14.6 mi
- Bell Spring: 17.5 mi
- Fourmile Spring: 18.1 mi
- Eagle Bluffs: 7.8 mi
- Red Bluff: 14.9 mi
- Devils Waterhole: 18.0 mi
- Black Rock: 21.4 mi
- Rocky Point: 22.2 mi
- Dead Man's Hole: 1.9 mi
- Hill Country Overlook: 12.8 mi
- River Overlook: 12.9 mi
- Hamilton Pool: 13.7 mi
- Texas paintball: 21.2 mi
- Mormon Mill: 9.6 mi
- Click: 18.8 mi
- First United Methodist Church Prayer Garden: 18.6 mi
- Lakeway City Park Butterfly Garden: 19.7 mi
- Hidden Falls Water Falls and Picnic Area: 11.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.4 miles of Captain Jesse Burnam. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tabletop Mountain | WSW 248° | 521 m | 17.7 mi |
| Howell Mountain | WSW 249° | 504 m | 12.3 mi |
| Indian Peak | WSW 256° | 496 m | 18.2 mi |
| Rattlesnake Mountain | WSW 245° | 491 m | 8.5 mi |
| Buffalo Peak | SW 224° | 491 m | 12.5 mi |
| Potato Hill | N 359° | 484 m | 21.3 mi |
| Round Mountain | WSW 242° | 480 m | 6.9 mi |
| Watson Mountain | WNW 285° | 479 m | 21.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:38 | 19:13 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 06:32 | 20:04 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:59 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 17:01 | 17:37 |
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 | 50 | 53 | 60 | 67 | 74 | 81 | 83 | 84 | 78 | 69 | 59 | 51 |
| Precip in | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Austin 33 NW, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12395281332
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