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Falfurrias to Encino Road

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Falfurrias to Encino Road is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 44 m. Gyp Hill stands 47 m to the north-northeast, 8.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Barroso Trap, a peak 3.0 miles away. Texas Tropical Trail passes 13 miles off. 38 named places lie within 25 miles, 12 of them named summits.

What the record says

Built
2002
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates27.04010, -98.14240

38 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 12
  • Barroso Trap: 3.0 mi
  • Lucero Trap: 6.6 mi
  • Gyp Hill: 8.1 mi
  • Botella Trap: 11.3 mi
  • Pinole Trap: 11.8 mi
Parks: 9
  • Old Hospital Park: 12.1 mi
  • West Side Park: 12.6 mi
  • Falfurrias Park: 13.1 mi
  • Pleasant Park: 13.1 mi
  • Ovidio Arevalo Little League Baseball Fields: 13.3 mi
Museums: 2
  • Heritage Museum: 13.2 mi
  • Kenedy Ranch Museum of South Texas: 25.0 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Falfurrias to Encino Road. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gyp HillNNE 18°47 m8.1 mi
Jensen TrapNNE 16°35 m23.9 mi
Barroso TrapENE 64°33 m3.0 mi
Lucero TrapSE 144°32 m6.6 mi
Huisaches TrapS 175°24 m15.8 mi
Quiteria HillSE 144°22 m13.3 mi
Botella TrapSE 133°16 m11.3 mi
Pinole TrapSE 135°16 m11.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1419:44
June solstice06:4019:5720:30
September equinox07:2219:0019:30
December solstice07:1817:1017:44

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F566066737984858581736558
Precip in1.10.91.31.74.42.82.82.24.43.01.41.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Falfurrias, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/13971414434

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