Esser's Crossing at Wesson
Esser's Crossing at Wesson is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 309 m. Meta Mountain stands 583 m to the northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is River Crossing Sports Park, a park 2.6 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 8.3 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 2012
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 8.3 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
- 21.9 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Wetland Wonders · 25 mi
- Sinkholes · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- River Crossing Sports Park: 2.6 mi
- Jumbo Evans Sports Park: 3.5 mi
- Jefe Park: 4.2 mi
- Allen Park: 5.7 mi
- Honey Creek State Natural Area: 6.5 mi
- Herman and Ada Knibbe Home: 3.6 mi
- Adam Becker Homestead: 3.7 mi
- Spring Branch Post Office: 4.0 mi
- Smithson Valley Cemetery: 4.5 mi
- Specht's Crossing: 4.5 mi
- Devils Hill: 5.2 mi
- Startz Hill: 5.8 mi
- Vogels Peak: 8.9 mi
- Big Head Mountain: 9.3 mi
- Twin Sisters: 9.4 mi
- Blanco Pioneer Museum: 16.8 mi
- New Braunfels Railroad Museum: 18.6 mi
- McKenna Children's Museum: 18.7 mi
- New Braunfels Fire Museum: 18.7 mi
- Sophienburg Museum & Archives: 18.9 mi
- Natural Bridge: 11.6 mi
- Natural Bridge Mining Company: 11.7 mi
- Bracken Cave: 11.9 mi
- Cub Cave: 15.5 mi
- Bear Cave: 15.5 mi
- Rebecca Springs: 4.6 mi
- Beek Spring: 6.3 mi
- Bear Springs: 10.1 mi
- Indian Springs: 11.9 mi
- Cherry Spring: 12.1 mi
- James C. Curry Nature Center: 11.1 mi
- Bracken Cave Preserve: 12.2 mi
- Cave Without a Name: 14.5 mi
- Menoo Woods: 20.7 mi
- Cedar Creek: 23.6 mi
- Kinder Ranch Elementary Garden: 10.2 mi
- Demonstration Gardens: 19.5 mi
- Interpretive Garden: 19.5 mi
- Monarch Waystation: 19.6 mi
- El Dorado Community Garden: 20.9 mi
- Honey Creek: 8.1 mi
- Currey's Creek: 14.7 mi
- Ammans Crossing: 17.6 mi
- Coker: 21.7 mi
- Fratt: 23.5 mi
- Rose of Lima: 18.3 mi
- City of a Prince: 18.7 mi
- Buc-ee's Beaver: 20.2 mi
- Taking Flight Bronze Sculpture: 22.0 mi
- Batmobile: 22.7 mi
- Canyon Lake Spillway Gorge: 10.9 mi
- Medicine Wall: 20.4 mi
- Purgatory Creek Overlook: 23.6 mi
- The Picnic Place: 22.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.7 miles of Esser's Crossing at Wesson. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meta Mountain | NW 306° | 583 m | 19.3 mi |
| Hill in Kendall County | NW 323° | 563 m | 13.7 mi |
| Twin Sisters | NNW 335° | 537 m | 9.4 mi |
| Brushy Top | N 356° | 497 m | 19.6 mi |
| Smith Hill | W 269° | 494 m | 18.6 mi |
| Round Mountain | WNW 297° | 487 m | 16.4 mi |
| Devils Hill | SW 230° | 466 m | 5.2 mi |
| Mount Sharp | NNE 31° | 463 m | 19.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:38 | 19:14 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 06:34 | 20:03 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 19:00 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 17:03 | 17:39 |
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 | 50 | 54 | 61 | 68 | 75 | 81 | 84 | 84 | 79 | 70 | 60 | 52 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 3.9 | 4.9 | 2.9 | 2.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Canyon DAM, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12403570211
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