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City of Luling

City of Luling from directly overhead

City of Luling is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 125 m. Coal Kiln Hill stands 281 m to the west-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Central Texas Oil Patch Museum, a museum 0.1 miles away. Texas Independence Trail runs past it. 22 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

city in Caldwell and Guadalupe counties in Texas, United States

Dates from 1874.

Wikidata Q973047, matched on coordinates and name (396 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1974
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates29.68141, -97.64959

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Longer Park: 0.2 mi
  • Blanche Square: 0.2 mi
  • Peach Park: 0.6 mi
  • Patton Park: 0.6 mi
  • Northside Park: 0.7 mi
Peaks: 22
  • Iron Peak: 6.1 mi
  • Red Hill: 6.2 mi
  • Iron Mountains: 8.6 mi
  • Round Mountain: 9.9 mi
  • Mill Creek Hills: 12.8 mi
Museums: 19
  • Central Texas Oil Patch Museum: 0.1 mi
  • Luling Oil Museum: 0.1 mi
  • Pioneer Flight Museum: 10.3 mi
  • Caldwell County Museum: 14.1 mi
  • Southwest Museum of Clocks and Watches: 14.1 mi
Artworks: 10
  • Mayhem Wall: 15.3 mi
  • World's Largest Pecan: 19.6 mi
  • Antique Road Grader: 20.0 mi
  • Martin Luther Statue: 21.4 mi
  • John C. "Jack" Hays: 22.3 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 2
  • San Marcos Springs: 22.3 mi
  • Weismuller Spring: 22.4 mi
Gardens: 2
Cliffs: 1
  • Purgatory Creek Overlook: 24.3 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Coal Kiln HillWNW 296°281 m24.9 mi
Trunk HillWNW 296°263 m24.2 mi
Kings HillSW 226°228 m23.5 mi
Bastrop County High PointNE 44°226 m19.5 mi
Crouch BenchmarkNE 49°224 m15.7 mi
Flag HillNE 41°221 m21.1 mi
Nail HillWNW 286°215 m24.0 mi
Round MountainENE 61°214 m9.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:1119:42
June solstice06:3220:0020:35
September equinox07:2018:5719:29
December solstice07:2217:0117:37

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F525562697783858680716153
Precip in2.42.22.72.94.23.61.92.63.44.22.62.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Luling, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12402903456

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