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Faust Street Bridge

Faust Street Bridge from directly overhead

Faust Street Bridge is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 189 m. Devils Hill stands 466 m to the west-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Near River Crossing Used by New Braunfels' First Settlers, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 0.3 miles off. 28 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

structure in New Braunfels (vicinity), Comal County, Texas

Wikidata Q110002768, matched on coordinates and name (129 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Built
1999
Material
aluminium
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission
Step-free access
Yes

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates29.69695, -98.10825

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Haymarket Plaza: 0.3 mi
  • Lindheimer Plaza: 0.5 mi
  • Market Plaza: 1.0 mi
  • Cypress Bend Park: 1.0 mi
  • Main Plaza: 1.1 mi
Museums: 33
Peaks: 28
  • Mission Hill: 3.6 mi
  • Nail Hill: 7.1 mi
  • Bading Hill: 7.3 mi
  • Harborth Hill: 7.8 mi
  • Coal Kiln Hill: 10.9 mi
Artworks: 15
  • City of a Prince: 1.1 mi
  • Rose of Lima: 1.5 mi
  • Buc-ee's Beaver: 2.7 mi
  • Buc-ee's Beaver: 2.8 mi
  • World's Largest Pecan: 9.6 mi
Springs: 12
  • Comal Springs: 2.1 mi
  • Bear Springs: 10.2 mi
  • Weismuller Spring: 16.8 mi
  • Devine Spring: 17.3 mi
  • San Marcos Springs: 17.3 mi
Attractions: 11
Gardens: 10
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 Faust Street Bridge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Devils HillWNW 291°466 m21.7 mi
Big Head MountainNNW 327°450 m23.4 mi
Startz HillNW 308°428 m14.0 mi
Vogels PeakW 277°414 m17.9 mi
Kuhn HillNNW 332°405 m21.5 mi
Tower HillN 353°404 m16.9 mi
Moon MountainN 352°374 m17.9 mi
Classen HillW 263°374 m20.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1319:44
June solstice06:3320:0220:37
September equinox07:2218:5919:30
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/12403550677

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