Commanding Officer's Quarters
Commanding Officer's Quarters is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 350 m. Black Mountain stands 634 m to the north-northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Staff Officers' Quarters, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Pecos Trail passes 0.5 miles off. 67 named places lie within 25 miles, 25 of them named summits.
The story
historic place in Brackettville, Kinney County, Texas
Wikidata Q110022719, matched on coordinates and name (222 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1988
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 0.5 mi off the Texas Pecos Trail
- 26.1 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
67 named places within 25 miles
- Staff Officers' Quarters: 0.1 mi
- Adjutant's Quarters: 0.1 mi
- U.S. Army Signal Corps Building: 0.1 mi
- 1873 Infantry Barracks: 0.1 mi
- Officers' Row Quarters: 0.2 mi
- Las Moras Mountain: 4.2 mi
- Elm Mountain: 7.8 mi
- Pinto Mountain: 8.9 mi
- Indian Head Peak: 12.2 mi
- Turkey Mountain: 14.3 mi
- Barrilla Bluff: 18.8 mi
- Chimney Bluff: 23.4 mi
- Fort Clark Guardhouse: 0.3 mi
- Tequesquite Spring: 18.0 mi
- Kickapoo Cavern State Park: 21.4 mi
- Dabney: 21.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Commanding Officer's Quarters. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Mountain | NNE 14° | 634 m | 22.8 mi |
| Indian Mountain | NNE 20° | 622 m | 23.8 mi |
| Boiling Mountain | NE 51° | 602 m | 24.0 mi |
| Dutch Mountain | NNE 18° | 588 m | 21.0 mi |
| Salmon Peak | NE 52° | 547 m | 19.8 mi |
| Turkey Mountain | ENE 70° | 545 m | 14.3 mi |
| Loma la Cruz | NE 46° | 532 m | 19.6 mi |
| Whitecotton Peaks | ENE 60° | 530 m | 23.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:46 | 19:22 | 19:54 |
| June solstice | 06:44 | 20:10 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 07:31 | 19:08 | 19:40 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 17:13 | 17:49 |
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 | 51 | 56 | 63 | 70 | 77 | 82 | 84 | 85 | 79 | 70 | 60 | 52 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brackettville, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/6275485869
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