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Committee on Public Safety

Committee on Public Safety from directly overhead

Committee on Public Safety is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 207 m. Black Hill stands 484 m to the northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Old San Pedro Springs, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 4.7 miles off.

What the record says

Built
1965
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

How to reach it

Coordinates29.44655, -98.49948

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • San Pedro Springs Park: 0.1 mi
  • Crockett Park: 0.5 mi
  • Garcia Park: 0.8 mi
  • Madison Square Park: 1.0 mi
  • Romana Plaza Park: 1.0 mi
Peaks
  • Hillcrest: 4.7 mi
  • Ninemile Hill: 6.7 mi
  • Prickly Pear Hill: 7.1 mi
  • Curly Hill: 8.9 mi
  • Calf Hill: 9.3 mi
Museums: 58
Attractions: 49
  • Scobee Planetarium: 0.1 mi
  • Terror Mansion: 0.4 mi
  • River boat boarding: 1.1 mi
  • boat ride boarding: 1.3 mi
  • Murchison Tower: 1.5 mi
Artworks: 42
  • Vision del Futuro: 0.4 mi
  • 3D glasses for Vision del Futuro Mural: 0.4 mi
  • The Grotto by Carlos Cortes: 1.1 mi
  • Beacon Hill Obelisk: 1.2 mi
  • F.I.S.H.: 1.2 mi
Gardens: 16
Ghost towns: 12
Springs: 11
  • San Pedro Spring: 0.1 mi
  • Huesta Springs: 15.3 mi
  • Panther Springs: 16.5 mi
  • Devine Spring: 16.9 mi
  • Walnut Spring: 17.2 mi
Nature reserves: 9
Picnic sites: 2
Cliffs: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.6 miles of Committee on Public Safety. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black HillNW 306°484 m17.4 mi
Round HillNW 326°465 m20.4 mi
Cross MountainNW 326°460 m18.0 mi
High HillNNW 348°456 m17.0 mi
Leon HillNNW 346°451 m15.6 mi
Sykes HillNNW 348°449 m18.3 mi
Butte HillN 350°449 m18.6 mi
Aue HillNNW 336°444 m17.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:1419:46
June solstice06:3620:0320:38
September equinox07:2319:0119:32
December solstice07:2517:0517:41

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F525662697682848579716053
Precip in2.21.92.42.34.43.62.42.43.93.92.52.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Antonio Incarnate Word, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12395077386

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