Frontier Times Museum
Frontier Times Museum is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 386 m. Edwards Peak stands 666 m to the northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Warren Hunter, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Hill Country Trail runs past it.
The story
Museum of Hunters Frontier magazine in Texas USA.
Dates from 1933.
Wikidata Q5506041, matched on coordinates and name (12 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1966
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- On the Texas Hill Country Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Warren Hunter: 0.0 mi
- Benjamin Franklin and Mary Hay Langford, Jr. Home: 0.1 mi
- Bandera County Courthouse: 0.1 mi
- Mormon Settlers in Bandera Cournty: 0.1 mi
- Camp Montel, C.S.A.: 0.1 mi
- Rugh Hill: 1.2 mi
- Town Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Polly Peak: 4.9 mi
- Fivemile Hill: 5.1 mi
- Langford Mountain: 7.2 mi
- Western Heritage Park: 0.2 mi
- M. R. Sandige Park: 0.2 mi
- Bandera City Park: 0.5 mi
- Mansfield Park: 2.0 mi
- Bandera Sports Complex: 2.3 mi
- Dripping Springs: 0.8 mi
- Kindla Spring: 2.6 mi
- Pear Tree Spring: 7.7 mi
- Indian Spring: 7.8 mi
- Bear Springs: 9.3 mi
- Lovers Leap: 9.2 mi
- Joes Point: 9.5 mi
- Eagle Bluff: 11.6 mi
- Bee Bluff: 12.4 mi
- Mormon Bluff: 13.6 mi
- Dinosaur Tracks: 20.9 mi
- Hoffmann Hayfield: 21.3 mi
- Cascade Caverns: 23.5 mi
- The Cross at Kerrville: 24.1 mi
- Hill Country State Natural Area: 10.0 mi
- Albert & Bessie Kronkosky State Natural Area: 13.0 mi
- Scenic Canyon: 23.9 mi
- Agricultural Heritage Museum: 20.2 mi
- Schreiner Mansion - Historic Site and Event Center: 22.4 mi
- Kerr Arts & Cultural Center: 22.4 mi
- Gazebo for Albert Steves: 20.1 mi
- Lupe: 22.3 mi
- Kerr County Eastbound Rest Area: 22.5 mi
- Kerr County Westbound Rest Area: 22.7 mi
- SR 173 Roadside Picnic Area: 11.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.0 miles of Frontier Times Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edwards Peak | NW 319° | 666 m | 14.6 mi |
| Round Mountain | W 272° | 648 m | 17.2 mi |
| Seco Mountain | W 260° | 629 m | 19.1 mi |
| Turkey Knob | NE 53° | 623 m | 12.2 mi |
| Round Top | N 4° | 611 m | 9.7 mi |
| Flag Mountain | SW 235° | 604 m | 12.6 mi |
| Chalk Mountain | WSW 257° | 601 m | 10.7 mi |
| Saathoff Mountain | SW 234° | 601 m | 18.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:41 | 19:17 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 06:37 | 20:06 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:25 | 19:03 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 17:06 | 17:42 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 49 | 53 | 60 | 66 | 74 | 80 | 82 | 82 | 77 | 68 | 58 | 50 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 1.8 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 5.5 | 3.9 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 2.3 | 2.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Medina 1NE, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/6342294268
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