Dunbar School
Dunbar School is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 181 m. Mount Sharp stands 463 m to the northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Dunbar Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Hill Country Trail runs past it. 34 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1975
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- On the Texas Hill Country Trail
- 13.2 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Sinkholes · 1 mi
- Wetland Wonders · 1 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Dunbar Park: 0.0 mi
- Victory Gardens Park: 0.4 mi
- H.E.B Park: 0.5 mi
- Willow Springs Park: 0.6 mi
- Veteran's Park: 0.7 mi
- Sanders-Grosgebauer House: 0.1 mi
- Rylander-Kyle House: 0.2 mi
- Ragsdale-Jackman-Yarbrough House: 0.2 mi
- First Baptist Church NBC of San Marcos: 0.2 mi
- Heard-Baker House: 0.2 mi
- Trunk Hill: 4.9 mi
- Coal Kiln Hill: 5.4 mi
- Koeglar Hill: 8.0 mi
- Nail Hill: 8.6 mi
- Bading Hill: 9.1 mi
- The Millie Seaton Doll Collection: 0.3 mi
- Calaboose African American History Museum: 0.4 mi
- LBJ Museum of San Marcos History: 0.5 mi
- Indigenous & Tejano History Museum Exhibit: 0.6 mi
- Dick's Classic Garage: 1.4 mi
- Schulle Canyon Natural Area: 1.4 mi
- Meadows Center for Water and the Environment: 1.5 mi
- Purgatory Creek Greenspace: 1.8 mi
- Spring Lake Preserve: 1.8 mi
- Ringtail Ridge Natural Area: 2.1 mi
- Oh for a Muse of Fire: 0.6 mi
- Goddess of Justice: 0.6 mi
- John C. "Jack" Hays: 0.6 mi
- TXST: 0.9 mi
- Minerva: 1.0 mi
- Learning Tree: 1.0 mi
- Spring Lake Glass-Bottom Boat Tour: 1.5 mi
- Grandmother's tree: 2.2 mi
- Labyrinth: 3.5 mi
- Jackson Tyler Norris Memorial Skate Park: 15.1 mi
- Weismuller Spring: 1.1 mi
- San Marcos Springs: 1.6 mi
- Blue Hole: 12.3 mi
- Jacob's Well: 15.3 mi
- Comal Springs: 16.1 mi
- Purgatory Creek Overlook: 2.3 mi
- Canyon Lake Spillway Gorge: 14.1 mi
- Canyon Lake Spillway Gorge: 14.2 mi
- Canyon Lake Spillway Gorge: 14.7 mi
- Canyon Lake Spillway Gorge: 14.7 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 3.0 mi
- City of Kyle Community Garden: 8.4 mi
- Interpretive Garden: 15.4 mi
- Demonstration Gardens: 15.5 mi
- Goforth: 13.6 mi
- Polonia: 14.5 mi
- Lytton Springs: 21.9 mi
- Guadalupe County Westbound Rest Area: 19.9 mi
- Guadalupe County Eastbound Rest Area: 20.1 mi
- The Learning Tree: 24.1 mi
- Covered Picnic Tables: 24.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Dunbar School. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Sharp | NW 314° | 463 m | 22.1 mi |
| Jack Mountain | NW 319° | 451 m | 20.3 mi |
| Big Head Mountain | WNW 288° | 450 m | 23.6 mi |
| Roundtree Mountain | NW 322° | 449 m | 23.0 mi |
| Peach Mountain | NW 324° | 429 m | 20.9 mi |
| Gainor Mountain | NNW 330° | 429 m | 23.3 mi |
| Startz Hill | W 260° | 428 m | 21.0 mi |
| Lone Woman Mountain | NW 325° | 423 m | 16.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:12 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:32 | 20:01 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:58 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 17:01 | 17:37 |
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 | 55 | 61 | 68 | 76 | 82 | 85 | 85 | 80 | 70 | 60 | 52 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 1.7 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 2.7 | 2.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Marcos, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12403654603
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