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Conrad Fuchs House

Conrad Fuchs House from directly overhead

Conrad Fuchs House is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 303 m. Smith Mountains stands 553 m to the west-southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Castle Mountain, a peak 1.0 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 4.3 miles off.

What the record says

Built
1974
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

How to reach it

Coordinates30.53315, -98.32747

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Little Castle Mountain: 1.0 mi
  • Castle Mountain: 1.3 mi
  • Kennison Rock: 2.8 mi
  • Granite Mountain: 4.1 mi
  • Round Mountain: 6.0 mi
Parks
  • Cottonwood Shores Community Park: 1.2 mi
  • Alvin Wirtz Park: 1.3 mi
  • Cottonwood Shores Nature Preserve: 1.7 mi
  • P Squared Skate Park: 1.8 mi
  • Noah Thompson Park: 1.9 mi
Springs: 9
  • Flatrock Spring: 2.9 mi
  • Williams Spring: 11.2 mi
  • Fourmile Spring: 16.0 mi
  • Jones Spring: 17.6 mi
  • Bell Spring: 21.4 mi
Museums: 9
  • The Falls Museum: 4.2 mi
  • CCC Museum: 10.6 mi
  • Highland Lakes Squadron - Commemorative Air Force: 15.3 mi
  • Fort Croghan Museum: 16.4 mi
  • Burnet County Historical Jail: 16.7 mi
Cliffs: 7
Attractions: 6
  • Dead Man's Hole: 3.7 mi
  • Observation Tower: 10.6 mi
  • Hill Country Overlook: 15.9 mi
  • River Overlook: 16.0 mi
  • Hamilton Pool: 17.8 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Gardens: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Hidden Falls Water Falls and Picnic Area: 12.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.9 miles of Conrad Fuchs House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Smith MountainsWSW 243°553 m18.9 mi
Cedar MountainW 270°541 m18.5 mi
Dancer PeakWNW 299°525 m19.1 mi
Tabletop MountainSW 235°521 m15.6 mi
Tater HillWSW 238°512 m14.2 mi
Howell MountainSW 230°504 m10.3 mi
Indian PeakWSW 244°496 m15.6 mi
Rattlesnake MountainSW 215°491 m7.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3819:1319:45
June solstice06:3220:0420:40
September equinox07:2219:0019:31
December solstice07:2717:0117:37

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Dec.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495360677581848478695851
Precip in1.71.62.72.13.72.81.81.82.93.22.31.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Burnet Muni AP, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12395281335

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