Great Western Cattle Trail
Great Western Cattle Trail is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 541 m. Hermans Point stands 684 m to the north-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is The Gardens at the Ridge, a garden 1.7 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 4.1 miles off. 193 named places lie within 25 miles, 47 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 2009
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 4.1 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
193 named places within 25 miles
- Methodist Encampment Community: 3.4 mi
- First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) of Kerrville: 3.7 mi
- Kerrville Lodge No. 697, A.F. & A.M.: 4.0 mi
- Starkey Cemetery: 4.3 mi
- Old Spanish Trail: 4.4 mi
- Tivy Mountain: 5.3 mi
- Haddenbrock Hill: 10.0 mi
- Twin Sisters: 12.1 mi
- Pikes Peak: 12.1 mi
- Big Hill: 12.9 mi
- Schultz Park: 3.3 mi
- Elm Creek Park: 3.7 mi
- Lois Park: 3.8 mi
- Cypress Park: 4.2 mi
- Knapp Crossing Park: 4.4 mi
- Trough Spring: 4.8 mi
- Dripping Vat Spring: 11.0 mi
- Muskhog Spring: 16.7 mi
- White Oak Spring: 17.9 mi
- Bee Caves Spring: 19.6 mi
- Ravenhead: 10.3 mi
- Gaddis Bluff: 17.3 mi
- Castle Rock: 18.1 mi
- The Bluff: 18.6 mi
- Joes Point: 18.7 mi
- Kerr Arts & Cultural Center: 5.3 mi
- Schreiner Mansion - Historic Site and Event Center: 5.3 mi
- Pioneer Memorial Museum: 13.7 mi
- Pioneer Museum: 19.7 mi
- Admiral Nimitz Museum: 20.0 mi
- Morris Ranch: 10.7 mi
- Pedernales: 13.9 mi
- Bankersmith: 19.9 mi
- Cain City: 21.1 mi
- Zodiac: 22.7 mi
- The Cross at Kerrville: 4.0 mi
- Fort Martin Scott Historic Site: 20.4 mi
- Lukenbach General Store and Post Office: 24.1 mi
- Lupe: 5.3 mi
- Stonehenge II: 6.6 mi
- Gazebo for Albert Steves: 19.1 mi
- Kerr County Westbound Rest Area: 8.9 mi
- Kerr County Eastbound Rest Area: 9.0 mi
- Schumacher Crossing Rest Area: 10.8 mi
- SR 173 Roadside Picnic Area: 16.0 mi
- The Gardens at the Ridge: 1.7 mi
- Kerr Wildlife Management Area: 21.1 mi
- Roos Falls: 22.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Great Western Cattle Trail. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hermans Point | NNW 344° | 684 m | 22.6 mi |
| Red Hill | W 264° | 679 m | 22.9 mi |
| Edwards Peak | SSW 196° | 666 m | 16.7 mi |
| Cherry Mountain | NE 37° | 660 m | 23.5 mi |
| Roundhead | NNE 28° | 653 m | 18.1 mi |
| Lehmann Mountain | N 10° | 623 m | 23.5 mi |
| Turkey Knob | SE 143° | 623 m | 24.6 mi |
| Round Top | SSE 162° | 611 m | 18.4 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 | 20:07 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 19:03 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 17:05 | 17:42 |
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 | 46 | 51 | 58 | 64 | 72 | 78 | 81 | 81 | 75 | 66 | 56 | 48 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 2.2 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kerrville 3 NNE, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12438098849
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