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Early Settlers' Home

Early Settlers' Home from directly overhead

Early Settlers' Home is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 191 m. Devils Hill stands 466 m to the west-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is The Faust Hotel, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 1.0 miles off. 28 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

historic place in New Braunfels, Comal County, Texas

Dates from 1850.

Wikidata Q110025273, matched on coordinates and name (8 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Built
1972
Material
aluminium
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates29.70190, -98.12240

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Market Plaza: 0.1 mi
  • Main Plaza: 0.2 mi
  • Lindheimer Plaza: 0.4 mi
  • Prince Solms Park: 0.4 mi
  • Hinman Island Park: 0.5 mi
Museums: 33
Peaks: 28
  • Mission Hill: 2.7 mi
  • Nail Hill: 7.4 mi
  • Bading Hill: 7.9 mi
  • Harborth Hill: 8.6 mi
  • Coal Kiln Hill: 11.0 mi
Artworks: 15
  • City of a Prince: 0.2 mi
  • Rose of Lima: 0.9 mi
  • Buc-ee's Beaver: 3.1 mi
  • Buc-ee's Beaver: 3.2 mi
  • Steelmaker: 10.3 mi
Springs: 13
  • Comal Springs: 1.2 mi
  • Bear Springs: 9.3 mi
  • Devine Spring: 16.4 mi
  • Walnut Spring: 16.7 mi
  • Cherry Spring: 16.7 mi
Gardens: 11
Attractions: 11
Nature reserves: 10
Ghost towns: 7
Cliffs: 6
Rest areas: 2
Picnic sites: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Early Settlers' Home. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Devils HillWNW 291°466 m20.8 mi
Big Head MountainNNW 328°450 m22.7 mi
Startz HillNW 309°428 m13.2 mi
Vogels PeakW 277°414 m17.0 mi
Kuhn HillNNW 334°405 m20.8 mi
Tower HillN 356°404 m16.5 mi
Moon MountainN 354°374 m17.4 mi
Classen HillW 261°374 m19.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1319:44
June solstice06:3320:0220:37
September equinox07:2218:5919:31
December solstice07:2417:0217:38

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Dec.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495360677480838378695852
Precip in2.31.92.72.53.63.63.02.43.53.22.42.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW Braunfels, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/9875996859

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