Emma Tenayuca
Emma Tenayuca is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 199 m. Black Hill stands 484 m to the northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Milam Square, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 5.8 miles off.
The story
historical marker (Texas Historic Sites Atlas #5507016245)
Dates from 2009.
Wikidata Q122923015, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Inscription
- (December 21, 1916 – July 23, 1999) During the 1930s, San Antonio native Emma Tenayuca was a prominent leader of a movement that fought deplorable working conditions, discrimination and unfair wages on behalf of the city's working poor.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 5.8 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
- 12.7 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Milam Square: 0.0 mi
- Plaza de Armas: 0.2 mi
- Piazza Italia Park: 0.3 mi
- Legacy Park: 0.3 mi
- Main Plaza: 0.3 mi
- Emma Tenayuca: 0.1 mi
- Benjamin Rush Milam: 0.1 mi
- Harvey Milam: 0.1 mi
- O. Henry House: 0.2 mi
- Menger Soap Works: 0.2 mi
- Hillcrest: 5.6 mi
- Prickly Pear Hill: 5.9 mi
- Curly Hill: 7.6 mi
- Ninemile Hill: 7.8 mi
- Red Oak Hill: 8.1 mi
- Centro de Artes: 0.1 mi
- Spanish Governor's Palace: 0.2 mi
- Artpace: 0.4 mi
- Visitor's Center Museum: 0.5 mi
- Buckhorn Saloon and Museum: 0.6 mi
- Casa Navarro State Historical Site: 0.2 mi
- River boat boarding: 0.5 mi
- La Villita: 0.7 mi
- River boat boarding: 0.7 mi
- Yanaguana Garden: 0.8 mi
- Moses Austin: 0.2 mi
- Jose Antonio Navarro: 0.2 mi
- Laredito Mural: 0.2 mi
- Nelson and Tracy Wolff: 0.2 mi
- The Saga: 0.3 mi
- McNutt River Gardens: 0.5 mi
- Frost Gardens: 0.5 mi
- Gardopia Gardens: 2.3 mi
- Denver Heights Community Garden: 2.5 mi
- Japanese Peace Garden: 3.3 mi
- Fratt: 8.8 mi
- Coker: 9.1 mi
- Lone Oak Community: 15.8 mi
- Adkins: 15.9 mi
- Carpenter: 19.2 mi
- San Pedro Spring: 1.5 mi
- Huesta Springs: 16.4 mi
- Panther Springs: 17.9 mi
- Scenic Park Pond: 18.1 mi
- Devine Spring: 18.2 mi
- Mitchell Lake Audubon Center: 8.6 mi
- Bird of Prey: 12.4 mi
- Medina River Natural Area: 12.4 mi
- Medallion Park: 14.7 mi
- Cedar Creek: 16.0 mi
- Alumni Pavillion: 4.3 mi
- The Picnic Place: 10.0 mi
- Medicine Wall: 12.7 mi
- Red Bluff: 23.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.7 miles of Emma Tenayuca. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Hill | NW 309° | 484 m | 18.3 mi |
| Round Hill | NNW 328° | 465 m | 21.6 mi |
| Cross Mountain | NNW 328° | 460 m | 19.2 mi |
| High Hill | N 349° | 456 m | 18.4 mi |
| Leon Hill | NNW 347° | 451 m | 17.0 mi |
| Sykes Hill | N 349° | 449 m | 19.7 mi |
| Butte Hill | N 351° | 449 m | 19.9 mi |
| Aue Hill | NNW 338° | 444 m | 18.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:14 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 06:36 | 20:03 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 19:01 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 17:05 | 17:41 |
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 | 56 | 62 | 69 | 76 | 82 | 84 | 85 | 79 | 71 | 60 | 53 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 2.5 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Antonio Incarnate Word, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/6017889623
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