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Carl Heinrich Guenther

Carl Heinrich Guenther from directly overhead

Carl Heinrich Guenther is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 206 m. Devils Hill stands 466 m to the west-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is New Braunfels Cemetery, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Hill Country Trail runs past it. 32 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
2010
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates29.68498, -98.13950

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Ernest Eikel Park: 0.1 mi
  • H-E-B Soccer Complex: 0.5 mi
  • Kraft Park: 1.2 mi
  • Hoffman Park: 1.5 mi
  • Main Plaza: 1.5 mi
Peaks: 32
  • Mission Hill: 2.6 mi
  • Nail Hill: 8.9 mi
  • Bading Hill: 9.3 mi
  • Harborth Hill: 9.8 mi
  • Coal Kiln Hill: 12.5 mi
Artworks: 15
  • City of a Prince: 1.4 mi
  • Rose of Lima: 2.3 mi
  • Buc-ee's Beaver: 4.6 mi
  • Steelmaker: 10.1 mi
  • World's Largest Pecan: 10.9 mi
Springs: 14
  • Comal Springs: 1.9 mi
  • Bear Springs: 9.7 mi
  • Devine Spring: 15.3 mi
  • Walnut Spring: 15.6 mi
  • Cherry Spring: 15.7 mi
Gardens: 14
Attractions: 14
Nature reserves: 10
Ghost towns: 8
Cliffs: 2
  • Canyon Lake Spillway Gorge: 12.4 mi
  • Purgatory Creek Overlook: 16.1 mi
Picnic sites: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Devils HillWNW466 m20.3 mi
Big Head MountainNNW450 m23.2 mi
Butte HillW449 m24.9 mi
Stokley HillW439 m24.3 mi
Lewis HillW429 m24.5 mi
Startz HillNW428 m13.2 mi
Vogels PeakW414 m16.1 mi
Kuhn HillNNW405 m21.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1319:44
June solstice06:3420:0220:37
September equinox07:2218:5919:31
December solstice07:2417:0317:39

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Dec.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495360677480838378695852
Precip in2.31.92.72.53.63.63.02.43.53.22.42.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW Braunfels, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12403550683

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