Charles Carl Winkler House
Marked private. Do not count on getting in.
Charles Carl Winkler House is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 156 m. Comanche Lookout stands 315 m to the northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Carpenter, a ghost town 0.1 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 3.4 miles off. 13 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Historic place in La Vernia, Wilson County, Texas.
Wikidata Q110022687, matched on coordinates and name (284 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1963
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 3.4 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
- 15.8 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Beall Cemetery: 1.0 mi
- Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery: 2.5 mi
- Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Roman Catholic Cemetery: 3.1 mi
- Applewhite Homestead: 3.8 mi
- Albert Kosub House: 3.8 mi
- Martinez State Park: 10.0 mi
- Sutherland Springs Community Park: 10.2 mi
- Heritage Oaks Park: 10.3 mi
- Rhine Valley Park: 10.9 mi
- Eberle Park: 11.2 mi
- East Central Schools Museum: 7.0 mi
- Sutherland Springs Historical Museum: 10.3 mi
- San Antonio Railroad Heritage Museum: 12.4 mi
- Hangar 9 Museum: 15.9 mi
- United States Army Medical Department Museum: 16.4 mi
- Taking Flight Bronze Sculpture: 16.8 mi
- Steelmaker: 16.9 mi
- voodoo: 17.5 mi
- Martin Luther Statue: 18.1 mi
- Stargazer (Citlati): 18.4 mi
- Green Acres Golf and Games: 6.8 mi
- San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo: 15.9 mi
- Off-Road Adventure Ride: 16.8 mi
- Mission San José: 17.9 mi
- Former Mission 4 Drive In: 17.9 mi
- Water Garden Gems: 8.7 mi
- Guadalupe County Community Garden: 13.9 mi
- Ron Pedde Memorial Community Garden: 14.2 mi
- Denver Heights Community Garden: 17.0 mi
- Gardopia Gardens: 17.1 mi
- Carpenter: 0.1 mi
- Doseido Colony: 3.3 mi
- Adkins: 3.4 mi
- Lone Oak Community: 3.8 mi
- Kicaster: 4.9 mi
- Rocky Point: 6.4 mi
- Calf Hill: 10.8 mi
- Marcelinas Hills: 14.8 mi
- Kings Hill: 15.9 mi
- Comanche Lookout: 18.1 mi
- Denning Spring: 9.6 mi
- Suphur Spring: 10.2 mi
- Scenic Park Pond: 18.9 mi
- San Pedro Spring: 19.8 mi
- Comal Springs: 23.4 mi
- Menoo Woods: 14.5 mi
- Jackson Nature Park: 15.1 mi
- Mitchell Lake Audubon Center: 19.4 mi
- Bracken Cave Preserve: 23.2 mi
- Medina River Natural Area: 24.6 mi
- The Picnic Place: 16.8 mi
- Alumni Pavillion: 23.5 mi
- Red Bluff: 7.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Charles Carl Winkler House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comanche Lookout | NW 322° | 315 m | 18.1 mi |
| Hillcrest | WNW 288° | 300 m | 24.2 mi |
| Mission Hill | N 3° | 292 m | 23.4 mi |
| Theis Hill | NW 315° | 277 m | 20.1 mi |
| Rocky Point | SSW 201° | 237 m | 6.4 mi |
| Kings Hill | ENE 73° | 228 m | 15.9 mi |
| Calf Hill | WNW 295° | 227 m | 10.8 mi |
| Capote Knob | ENE 71° | 209 m | 25.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:13 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 06:34 | 20:01 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:59 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 17:04 | 17:39 |
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 | 52 | 57 | 62 | 69 | 76 | 82 | 85 | 85 | 79 | 72 | 61 | 53 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Randolph AFB, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/6277661024
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