Cascade Cavern
Cascade Cavern is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 403 m. Turkey Knob stands 623 m to the west-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Cascade Caverns, a attraction 0.1 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 19 miles off.
The story
Cave in United States of America.
Wikidata Q5048112, matched on coordinates and name (133 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1984
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 19.3 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
- 27.7 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Pinta Trail in Kendall County: 2.4 mi
- Dr. Ferdinand Ludwig Von Herff: 2.4 mi
- James House: 3.2 mi
- Weyrich Building: 3.4 mi
- Adolph (Ad) Toepperwein: 3.4 mi
- Malikoff Hill: 4.7 mi
- Round Hill: 5.1 mi
- McFarland Hill: 5.5 mi
- Steele Hill: 5.7 mi
- Wells Hill: 5.9 mi
- Boots Gaubatz Park: 2.2 mi
- Boerne City Park: 2.4 mi
- Herff Park: 2.4 mi
- The Club: 3.0 mi
- Boerne Park: 3.3 mi
- Cascade Caverns: 0.1 mi
- Texas Treehouse: 12.0 mi
- Kinderstein: 12.2 mi
- iFLY: 12.8 mi
- Andretti Indoor Karting and Games: 12.9 mi
- Comanche Spring: 6.9 mi
- Morales Spring: 9.2 mi
- Panther Springs: 10.0 mi
- Huesta Springs: 10.4 mi
- Champee Spring: 12.7 mi
- Agricultural Heritage Museum: 5.8 mi
- Wallaceville: 20.7 mi
- Western Town: 20.7 mi
- Texas Transportation Museum: 20.9 mi
- Garden Railroad: 20.9 mi
- Batmobile: 12.3 mi
- Sushi Cat: 15.0 mi
- Bloom: 18.6 mi
- Gazebo for Albert Steves: 18.9 mi
- World's Largest Cowboy Boots: 20.2 mi
- Kinder Ranch Elementary Garden: 13.7 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 16.9 mi
- Native Plant Wildscape Demonstration Garden: 17.1 mi
- El Dorado Community Garden: 22.2 mi
- Monarch Waystation: 22.2 mi
- Cave Without a Name: 9.1 mi
- Scenic Canyon: 9.7 mi
- Cedar Creek: 10.5 mi
- Albert & Bessie Kronkosky State Natural Area: 10.6 mi
- Rancho Diana Park: 11.2 mi
- Ammans Crossing: 9.1 mi
- Honey Creek: 11.1 mi
- Welfare: 12.7 mi
- Currey's Creek: 15.3 mi
- Coker: 18.2 mi
- Medicine Wall: 13.4 mi
- Gaddis Bluff: 20.5 mi
- Devils Bluff: 21.3 mi
- Mormon Bluff: 23.0 mi
- Joes Point: 23.5 mi
- Alumni Pavillion: 22.5 mi
- The Picnic Place: 23.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.7 miles of Cascade Cavern. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey Knob | WNW 290° | 623 m | 14.6 mi |
| Cap Mountain | W 262° | 585 m | 12.9 mi |
| Mount Smith | SW 224° | 578 m | 7.2 mi |
| Sabinas Mountain | NNW 329° | 567 m | 7.7 mi |
| Three Mountains | W 260° | 566 m | 11.7 mi |
| Cedar Mountain | NW 309° | 564 m | 11.8 mi |
| Cannon Hill | NW 311° | 560 m | 8.7 mi |
| Jack Mountain | SW 232° | 557 m | 8.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:15 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 06:36 | 20:04 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 19:01 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 17:04 | 17:40 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Dec.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 49 | 53 | 60 | 66 | 73 | 79 | 82 | 82 | 77 | 68 | 58 | 50 |
| Precip in | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 5.3 | 3.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boerne, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12438058158
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