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Ferdinand Hohenberger Farmstead

Ferdinand Hohenberger Farmstead from directly overhead

Ferdinand Hohenberger Farmstead is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 538 m. Cherry Mountain stands 660 m to the north-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Bankersmith, a ghost town 0.1 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 6.8 miles off.

What the record says

Built
1986
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates30.12764, -98.82168

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Peaks
  • Big Hill: 1.9 mi
  • No Name Hills: 3.4 mi
  • Dunners Mountain: 6.6 mi
  • Bust Buttes: 7.9 mi
  • Rattlesnake Mountain: 8.9 mi
Parks: 49
Ghost towns: 13
Museums: 11
  • Texas Rangers Heritage Center: 8.4 mi
  • Admiral Nimitz Museum: 10.3 mi
  • National Museum of the Pacific War: 10.4 mi
  • Pioneer Museum: 10.9 mi
  • Sauer-Beckmann Living History Farm: 14.0 mi
Springs: 8
  • Wenzel Spring: 6.7 mi
  • Dripping Vat Spring: 9.0 mi
  • Trough Spring: 15.4 mi
  • Marschall Spring: 16.0 mi
  • Rock Pasture Spring: 20.2 mi
Attractions: 4
Cliffs: 3
Artworks: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • Picnic Area: 13.9 mi
  • SR 173 Roadside Picnic Area: 23.4 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Roos Falls: 15.1 mi
Gardens: 1
  • The Gardens at the Ridge: 20.2 mi
Nature reserves: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.0 miles of Ferdinand Hohenberger Farmstead. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cherry MountainNNW 343°660 m19.1 mi
RoundheadNW 324°653 m19.1 mi
Turkey KnobSSW 194°623 m20.9 mi
Big HillSSE 149°612 m1.9 mi
Round TopSW 219°611 m22.9 mi
Schlaudt HillsNNW 334°597 m12.1 mi
Broad MountainSW 222°596 m9.4 mi
CedarheadN 354°595 m12.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4019:1619:47
June solstice06:3520:0520:40
September equinox07:2419:0219:33
December solstice07:2817:0417:40

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F475158667379828276675649
Precip in1.61.82.52.64.33.01.92.43.33.12.22.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fredericksburg, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12438058173

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