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Garner Army Air Field

Garner Army Air Field from directly overhead

Garner Army Air Field is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 287 m. Bald Mountain stands 574 m to the north-northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is American Legion Park, a park 1.0 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 1.1 miles off. 115 named places lie within 25 miles, 44 of them named summits.

What the record says

Built
1992
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates29.21909, -99.74226

Overlooks nearby

115 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 44
  • Big Mountain: 2.9 mi
  • Inge Mountain: 3.0 mi
  • Rocky Hill: 5.2 mi
  • Black Mountain: 6.3 mi
  • Traprock Hill: 6.9 mi
Parks: 7
  • American Legion Park: 1.0 mi
  • Uvalde Memorial Park: 2.3 mi
  • Memorial Park: 2.4 mi
  • DeLeon Park: 3.3 mi
  • Esperanza Park: 3.3 mi
Cliffs: 6
Nature reserves: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Memorial Park: 2.3 mi
Museums: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
Springs: 1
  • Walnut Springs: 23.5 mi
Attractions: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Garner Army Air Field. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bald MountainNNE 24°574 m22.3 mi
Double KnobsNW 323°572 m22.3 mi
Sycamore MountainNW 325°562 m21.0 mi
Devils Backbone MountainN 357°549 m21.5 mi
Davenport HillN 350°535 m17.2 mi
Coffin MountainN 9°514 m23.4 mi
Fence MountainNW 305°504 m23.1 mi
Sinks HillNNE 21°465 m19.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4419:1919:51
June solstice06:4120:0720:42
September equinox07:2819:0619:37
December solstice07:3017:1017:46

Local time (America/Chicago).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/6287443395

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