El Capote Ranch
El Capote Ranch is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 122 m. Kings Hill stands 228 m to the west-southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Capote Knob, a peak 2.1 miles away. Texas Independence Trail runs past it. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1976
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- On the Texas Independence Trail
- 24.5 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Wetland Wonders · 29 mi
- Sinkholes · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Wilson Potteries: 3.6 mi
- William B. Fleming: 3.7 mi
- Former Site of Dowdy School: 5.2 mi
- Leesville Baptist Church: 6.6 mi
- Leesville School: 6.6 mi
- Easthill Park: 11.4 mi
- Willow Creek Greenbelt: 11.5 mi
- Nolte Farms Community Park: 11.7 mi
- Nolte Farms Community Pool: 11.8 mi
- Palmetto State Park: 12.1 mi
- Capote Knob: 2.1 mi
- Capote Hills: 2.3 mi
- Watson Hill: 8.7 mi
- Kings Hill: 11.1 mi
- Stevens Hill: 12.8 mi
- Pioneer Flight Museum: 9.9 mi
- Pape Pecan House / Nutcracker Museum: 12.3 mi
- Los Nogales Museum: 13.2 mi
- Heritage Museum: 13.3 mi
- Sebastopol House: 13.8 mi
- Martin Luther Statue: 14.4 mi
- Antique Road Grader: 14.5 mi
- World's Largest Pecan: 15.6 mi
- Steelmaker: 17.0 mi
- Mayhem Wall: 23.2 mi
- Monthalia: 9.2 mi
- Albuquerque: 11.7 mi
- Pandora: 17.9 mi
- Concrete: 22.1 mi
- Denning Spring: 18.4 mi
- Suphur Spring: 23.6 mi
- Jackson Nature Park: 24.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of El Capote Ranch. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kings Hill | WSW 250° | 228 m | 11.1 mi |
| Mill Creek Hills | NNW 333° | 214 m | 14.1 mi |
| Harborth Hill | NW 317° | 214 m | 19.7 mi |
| Round Mountain | NE 41° | 214 m | 23.0 mi |
| Capote Knob | WSW 259° | 209 m | 2.1 mi |
| Bading Hill | NW 320° | 203 m | 23.2 mi |
| Rattlesnake Hill | NNW 337° | 185 m | 15.9 mi |
| Capote Hills | WSW 241° | 181 m | 2.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:11 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:32 | 20:00 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:58 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 17:02 | 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 | 52 | 55 | 62 | 69 | 77 | 83 | 85 | 86 | 80 | 71 | 61 | 53 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 2.6 | 2.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Luling, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12403617442
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