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Gruene

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Gruene is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 207 m. Devils Hill stands 466 m to the west-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Original Gruene Mercantile, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 0.5 miles off. 27 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

Historic district in Gruene, Comal County, Texas.

Wikidata Q75295306, matched on coordinates and name (8 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Built: 1988
Material: aluminium

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: Texas Historical Commission

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates29.73903, -98.10367

0.5 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
10.6 mi off the Texas Independence Trail

Overlooks nearby

Wetland Wonders · 13 mi
Sinkholes · 13 mi

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites

Parks

Heather Glen Community Park: 1.3 mi
Torrey Park: 1.4 mi
River Acres Park: 1.7 mi
Cypress Bend Park: 1.9 mi
Prince Solms Park: 2.4 mi

Museums30

Museum of Texas Handmade Furniture: 2.1 mi
New Braunfels Conservation Society: 2.2 mi
New Braunfels Railroad Museum: 3.0 mi
New Braunfels Fire Museum: 3.0 mi
Sophienburg Museum & Archives: 3.1 mi

Peaks27

Mission Hill: 4.0 mi
Nail Hill: 4.9 mi
Bading Hill: 5.9 mi
Harborth Hill: 7.7 mi
Coal Kiln Hill: 8.2 mi

Artworks14

Buc-ee's Beaver: 1.7 mi
Rose of Lima: 2.0 mi
City of a Prince: 2.9 mi
World's Largest Pecan: 11.1 mi
Steelmaker: 12.0 mi

Springs12

Comal Springs: 2.7 mi
Bear Springs: 8.5 mi
Weismuller Spring: 14.4 mi
San Marcos Springs: 14.9 mi
Devine Spring: 18.0 mi

Nature reserves12

James C. Curry Nature Center: 9.3 mi
San Marcos Aquatic Resources Center: 10.4 mi
Purgatory Creek Greenspace: 12.1 mi
Ringtail Ridge Natural Area: 13.8 mi
Schulle Canyon Natural Area: 14.0 mi

Attractions11

Grandmother's tree: 12.3 mi
Learning Tree: 12.5 mi
Labyrinth: 13.1 mi
Natural Bridge: 14.7 mi
Natural Bridge Mining Company: 14.7 mi

Gardens10

Pollinator Garden: 10.4 mi
Ron Pedde Memorial Community Garden: 13.6 mi
Guadalupe County Community Garden: 15.2 mi
Water Garden Gems: 17.1 mi
Monarch Waystation: 20.2 mi

Cliffs3

Canyon Lake Spillway Gorge: 9.7 mi
Purgatory Creek Overlook: 11.8 mi
Chalk Bluff: 24.8 mi

Ghost towns3

Fratt: 23.3 mi
Honey Creek: 24.3 mi
Concrete: 24.7 mi

Rest areas2

Guadalupe County Westbound Rest Area: 19.8 mi
Guadalupe County Eastbound Rest Area: 20.1 mi

Picnic sites1

The Picnic Place: 22.2 mi

On the horizon

Summits around it

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

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Devils Hill	WNW 283°	466 m	21.2 mi
Big Head Mountain	NW 322°	450 m	21.2 mi
Startz Hill	WNW 297°	428 m	12.7 mi
Lone Woman Mountain	N 360°	423 m	23.2 mi
Lone Man Mountain	N 2°	416 m	23.4 mi
Vogels Peak	W 268°	414 m	18.0 mi
Kuhn Hill	NNW 327°	405 m	19.2 mi
Tower Hill	N 350°	404 m	14.1 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:37	19:13	19:44
June solstice	06:33	20:02	20:37
September equinox	07:22	18:59	19:30
December solstice	07:24	17:02	17:38

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg °F	52	56	63	70	77	82	85	85	80	71	61	54
Precip in	2.1	1.7	2.5	2.0	3.6	3.4	2.2	2.0	3.4	3.3	2.5	2.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Austin SAN Antonio, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12403550670

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