Claiborne Rector
Claiborne Rector is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 158 m. Comanche Lookout stands 315 m to the northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Concrete Cemetery, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Independence Trail passes 8.5 miles off. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1962
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 8.5 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
- 18.6 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Concrete Cemetery: 0.0 mi
- Cibolo Crossing on the Gonzales Road: 0.6 mi
- Rector Chapel Cemetery: 1.4 mi
- Immanuel Lutheran Church: 1.8 mi
- Old Chihuahua Road: 2.0 mi
- Sutherland Springs Historical Museum: 7.6 mi
- East Central Schools Museum: 12.1 mi
- Pape Pecan House / Nutcracker Museum: 13.9 mi
- Fiedler Memorial Museum: 15.0 mi
- Sebastopol House: 15.1 mi
- Sutherland Springs Community Park: 7.7 mi
- Bryce Field: 12.7 mi
- Stockdale City Park: 12.8 mi
- Heritage Oaks Park: 13.0 mi
- Rhine Valley Park: 13.2 mi
- Steelmaker: 14.4 mi
- Martin Luther Statue: 14.9 mi
- Antique Road Grader: 17.0 mi
- World's Largest Pecan: 18.8 mi
- Taking Flight Bronze Sculpture: 20.9 mi
- Green Acres Golf and Games: 12.0 mi
- Off-Road Adventure Ride: 20.8 mi
- San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo: 20.9 mi
- Mission San José: 23.1 mi
- Former Mission 4 Drive In: 23.1 mi
- Water Garden Gems: 10.0 mi
- Ron Pedde Memorial Community Garden: 15.9 mi
- Guadalupe County Community Garden: 16.2 mi
- Monarch Waystation: 21.7 mi
- El Dorado Community Garden: 21.7 mi
- Concrete: 0.0 mi
- Doseido Colony: 4.9 mi
- Carpenter: 5.3 mi
- Kicaster: 8.3 mi
- Adkins: 8.5 mi
- Rocky Point: 9.7 mi
- Kings Hill: 11.0 mi
- Marcelinas Hills: 14.4 mi
- Calf Hill: 15.5 mi
- Capote Hills: 19.8 mi
- Denning Spring: 4.4 mi
- Suphur Spring: 7.3 mi
- Scenic Park Pond: 22.9 mi
- Comal Springs: 23.1 mi
- San Pedro Spring: 24.8 mi
- Jackson Nature Park: 12.4 mi
- Menoo Woods: 16.9 mi
- Mitchell Lake Audubon Center: 24.5 mi
- Guadalupe County Westbound Rest Area: 24.0 mi
- Guadalupe County Eastbound Rest Area: 24.2 mi
- Red Bluff: 8.5 mi
- The Picnic Place: 20.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Claiborne Rector. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comanche Lookout | NW 311° | 315 m | 21.5 mi |
| Mission Hill | N 350° | 292 m | 23.5 mi |
| Theis Hill | NW 306° | 277 m | 23.9 mi |
| Rocky Point | SW 230° | 237 m | 9.7 mi |
| Kings Hill | ENE 66° | 228 m | 11.0 mi |
| Calf Hill | WNW 286° | 227 m | 15.5 mi |
| Harborth Hill | NNE 17° | 214 m | 23.8 mi |
| Capote Knob | ENE 67° | 209 m | 20.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:13 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:34 | 20:01 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:59 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 17:03 | 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, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/13971383680
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