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City Hotel

City Hotel from directly overhead

City Hotel is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 219 m. Twin Mountains stands 546 m to the north, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church, a historic site 0.3 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 4.6 miles off. 291 named places lie within 25 miles, 25 of them named summits.

What the record says

Built
1994
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates29.31081, -98.81438

291 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 57
  • MVYBA Baseball Complex: 3.4 mi
  • Landmark Inn State Historical Site: 4.7 mi
  • Hendrick Arnold Nature Park: 4.8 mi
  • Castroville Regional Park: 4.9 mi
  • Koenig Park: 5.3 mi
Museums: 44
Artworks: 40
  • Bloom: 15.6 mi
  • Dream Song Tower: 17.1 mi
  • Saint Mary's University Rattler: 17.9 mi
  • Corn Crib Photographic Exhibit by Ansen Seale: 18.0 mi
  • Spineway: 19.4 mi
Attractions: 33
Peaks: 25
  • Rhins Hill: 2.8 mi
  • Flea Hill: 4.3 mi
  • Black Hill: 6.5 mi
  • Dan Hill: 7.6 mi
  • Clousley Hill: 7.7 mi
Gardens: 9
  • McNutt River Gardens: 21.1 mi
  • Frost Gardens: 21.1 mi
  • Denver Heights Community Garden: 22.1 mi
  • Gardopia Gardens: 22.7 mi
  • Alamo Heights Community Garden: 23.7 mi
Springs: 8
  • Government Canyon Springs: 19.2 mi
  • Pecan Spring: 20.1 mi
  • San Pedro Spring: 21.1 mi
  • Moccasin Spring: 22.3 mi
  • Huesta Springs: 22.7 mi
Nature reserves: 7
Ghost towns: 4
Cliffs: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Alumni Pavillion: 18.1 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Twin MountainsN546 m24.5 mi
Blue HeavenN487 m20.7 mi
Liebold MountainNNW445 m23.2 mi
Turks HeadNNW403 m21.6 mi
Chimney HillNW393 m20.8 mi
Goat HillNNW374 m20.8 mi
Cedar HillNNW366 m14.8 mi
Loma AltaN352 m8.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4019:1619:47
June solstice06:3720:0420:38
September equinox07:2419:0219:33
December solstice07:2617:0617:42

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F545864717783858580726355
Precip in1.71.82.22.33.43.02.12.14.13.41.91.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lytle 3W, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/6341614120

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