Cherry Spring Schoolhouse
Cherry Spring Schoolhouse is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 554 m. Cherry Mountain stands 660 m to the south-southeast, 5.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Canyons Off Road Park, a attraction 1.6 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 13 miles off.
The story
Historic place in Fredericksburg, Gillespie County, Texas.
Wikidata Q110024495, matched on coordinates and name (8 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1988
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 12.7 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Cedar Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Sagebiel Hills: 3.6 mi
- County Line Hill: 4.7 mi
- Cherry Mountain: 5.2 mi
- Mund Hill: 5.6 mi
- Eckert: 13.0 mi
- Hilda: 13.1 mi
- Bettina: 16.5 mi
- Hedwigs Hill: 17.1 mi
- Morris Ranch: 17.3 mi
- Cherry Spring: 1.8 mi
- Rock Pasture Spring: 5.4 mi
- Marschall Spring: 12.5 mi
- Kentner Spring: 17.3 mi
- Bierschwale Spring: 17.7 mi
- Enchanted Rock State Natural Area: 8.5 mi
- Marktplatz von Fredericksburg: 13.6 mi
- Gillespie County Park: 13.6 mi
- Old Fair Park: 14.0 mi
- Oak Crest Park: 15.4 mi
- Pioneer Museum: 13.4 mi
- National Museum of the Pacific War: 13.9 mi
- Admiral Nimitz Museum: 14.0 mi
- Texas Rangers Heritage Center: 16.1 mi
- Pioneer Memorial Museum: 21.1 mi
- Brockmann Point: 8.6 mi
- Welge Poing: 8.9 mi
- Indian Point: 10.0 mi
- H L Bluffs: 18.6 mi
- Hickory Bluff: 20.5 mi
- Canyons Off Road Park: 1.6 mi
- Fort Martin Scott Historic Site: 15.9 mi
- Lukenbach General Store and Post Office: 22.7 mi
- Roos Falls: 9.5 mi
- Eckert James River Bat Cave Preserve: 23.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.9 miles of Cherry Spring Schoolhouse. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cherry Mountain | SSE 157° | 660 m | 5.2 mi |
| Roundhead | SSW 206° | 653 m | 8.5 mi |
| Lehmann Mountain | W 267° | 623 m | 8.0 mi |
| Cedar Mountain | ENE 59° | 608 m | 2.3 mi |
| County Line Hill | WNW 302° | 601 m | 4.7 mi |
| Buckeye Point | WSW 242° | 601 m | 6.2 mi |
| Schlaudt Hills | S 169° | 597 m | 12.4 mi |
| Cedarhead | SSE 150° | 595 m | 12.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:16 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 06:35 | 20:07 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:25 | 19:02 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 17:04 | 17:40 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 47 | 51 | 58 | 66 | 73 | 79 | 82 | 82 | 76 | 67 | 56 | 49 |
| Precip in | 1.6 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 4.3 | 3.0 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 2.2 | 2.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fredericksburg, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12403614840
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