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George Wilkins Kendall

George Wilkins Kendall from directly overhead

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

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates29.96933, -98.52103

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • 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
Parks: 54
  • 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
Springs: 12
  • 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
Ghost towns: 11
Museums: 9
  • 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
Attractions: 8
  • 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
Cliffs: 6
Gardens: 3
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic Area: 19.4 mi
Artworks: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big HillWNW 299°612 m19.4 mi
Meta MountainWNW 296°583 m8.0 mi
Circle BenchmarkN 9°579 m14.4 mi
Wolf MountainWNW 292°571 m9.1 mi
Sabinas MountainWSW 241°567 m15.5 mi
Cave HillNW 305°566 m10.7 mi
Bust ButtesWNW 296°565 m13.3 mi
Dunners MountainWNW 292°565 m15.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:1419:46
June solstice06:3420:0420:39
September equinox07:2319:0119:32
December solstice07:2717:0317:39

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485158657379828276675749
Precip in2.31.92.92.85.03.21.82.13.74.02.92.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Blanco, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12438058189

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