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Guadalupe County

Guadalupe County from directly overhead

Guadalupe County is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 162 m. Startz Hill stands 428 m to the northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Texas Lutheran College, a historic site 0.7 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 0.6 miles off. 16 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1936
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates29.56945, -97.99924

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Jackson Park: 0.8 mi
  • Alumni Park: 1.1 mi
  • Park West: 1.3 mi
  • Veteran’s Park: 1.6 mi
  • Sebastopol House Historic Site: 1.6 mi
Museums: 24
Peaks: 16
  • Kings Hill: 9.5 mi
  • Harborth Hill: 9.8 mi
  • Mill Creek Hills: 11.4 mi
  • Rattlesnake Hill: 12.9 mi
  • Bading Hill: 12.9 mi
Artworks: 15
  • Martin Luther Statue: 1.0 mi
  • Steelmaker: 1.7 mi
  • Antique Road Grader: 2.8 mi
  • World's Largest Pecan: 4.5 mi
  • Buc-ee's Beaver: 11.8 mi
Ghost towns: 11
Nature reserves: 11
Attractions: 9
Springs: 7
  • Comal Springs: 12.9 mi
  • Denning Spring: 13.7 mi
  • Suphur Spring: 20.3 mi
  • Bear Springs: 21.1 mi
  • Weismuller Spring: 22.4 mi
Cliffs: 7
  • Purgatory Creek Overlook: 21.2 mi
  • Red Bluff: 22.8 mi
  • Canyon Lake Spillway Gorge: 23.0 mi
  • Canyon Lake Spillway Gorge: 23.0 mi
  • Canyon Lake Spillway Gorge: 23.1 mi
Gardens: 6
Picnic sites: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Startz HillNW 315°428 m24.8 mi
Comanche LookoutW 273°315 m22.2 mi
Mission HillNW 315°292 m14.1 mi
Coal Kiln HillN 355°281 m18.5 mi
Trunk HillN 358°263 m18.3 mi
Rocky PointSW 215°237 m23.4 mi
Kings HillSSE 154°228 m9.5 mi
Calf HillWSW 247°227 m22.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1219:44
June solstice06:3320:0120:36
September equinox07:2118:5919:30
December solstice07:2417:0217:38

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F525663707782858580716154
Precip in2.11.72.52.03.63.42.22.03.43.32.52.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Austin SAN Antonio, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12403617419

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