George Wilkins Kendall
George Wilkins Kendall is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 425 m. Big Hill stands 612 m to the west-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Kendalia Community Church, a historic site 0.3 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 19 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1968
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 19.0 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Kendalia Community Church: 0.3 mi
- Specht's Crossing: 7.4 mi
- Spring Branch Post Office: 7.4 mi
- Herman and Ada Knibbe Home: 7.8 mi
- Saint Mary's Help of Christians Catholic Church: 7.9 mi
- Hill in Kendall County: 3.3 mi
- Twin Sisters: 4.5 mi
- Round Mountain: 6.2 mi
- Meta Mountain: 8.0 mi
- Wolf Mountain: 9.1 mi
- The Roundup Beer Garden & Food Park: 5.3 mi
- River Mountain Ranch - North Park: 5.4 mi
- Guadalupe River State Park: 7.2 mi
- Guadalupe Cordillera Park: 7.6 mi
- Jumbo Evans Sports Park: 8.0 mi
- Beek Spring: 7.9 mi
- Rebecca Springs: 9.4 mi
- Wenzel Spring: 14.6 mi
- Comanche Spring: 17.7 mi
- Panther Springs: 19.9 mi
- Currey's Creek: 4.1 mi
- Ammans Crossing: 10.4 mi
- Honey Creek: 11.4 mi
- Welfare: 16.2 mi
- Albert: 16.2 mi
- Blanco Pioneer Museum: 10.7 mi
- Agricultural Heritage Museum: 17.2 mi
- Sauer-Beckmann Living History Farm: 19.4 mi
- Texas White House: 19.8 mi
- LBJ Museum: 19.8 mi
- Cascade Caverns: 17.2 mi
- Lukenbach General Store and Post Office: 20.2 mi
- Natural Bridge: 21.9 mi
- Bracken Cave: 22.0 mi
- Natural Bridge Mining Company: 22.0 mi
- Cave Without a Name: 8.4 mi
- James C. Curry Nature Center: 21.2 mi
- Bracken Cave Preserve: 22.4 mi
- Kinder Ranch Elementary Garden: 17.3 mi
- Demonstration Gardens: 23.9 mi
- Interpretive Garden: 24.0 mi
- Gillespie County US 290 Rest Area: 19.2 mi
- Gillespie County Ranch Road 1 Rest Area: 20.2 mi
- Canyon Lake Spillway Gorge: 20.8 mi
- Gaddis Bluff: 23.9 mi
- Gazebo for Albert Steves: 21.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.8 miles of George Wilkins Kendall. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Hill | WNW 299° | 612 m | 19.4 mi |
| Meta Mountain | WNW 296° | 583 m | 8.0 mi |
| Circle Benchmark | N 9° | 579 m | 14.4 mi |
| Wolf Mountain | WNW 292° | 571 m | 9.1 mi |
| Sabinas Mountain | WSW 241° | 567 m | 15.5 mi |
| Cave Hill | NW 305° | 566 m | 10.7 mi |
| Bust Buttes | WNW 296° | 565 m | 13.3 mi |
| Dunners Mountain | WNW 292° | 565 m | 15.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:14 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 06:34 | 20:04 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 19:01 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 17:03 | 17:39 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 51 | 58 | 65 | 73 | 79 | 82 | 82 | 76 | 67 | 57 | 49 |
| Precip in | 2.3 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 5.0 | 3.2 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 2.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Blanco, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12438058189
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