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Guadalupe County, C.S.A.

Guadalupe County, C.S.A. from directly overhead

Guadalupe County, C.S.A. is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 160 m. Comanche Lookout stands 315 m to the west, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Colonel John Ireland, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Independence Trail runs past it. 17 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1964
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates29.56832, -97.96419

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Central Park: 0.0 mi
  • Heritage Village: 0.2 mi
  • Memorial Rose Garden: 0.2 mi
  • Heritage Village: 0.2 mi
  • Walnut Springs Park: 0.2 mi
Museums: 23
Peaks: 17
  • Kings Hill: 8.7 mi
  • Harborth Hill: 9.8 mi
  • Mill Creek Hills: 10.0 mi
  • Capote Knob: 11.6 mi
  • Rattlesnake Hill: 11.7 mi
Artworks: 14
  • Martin Luther Statue: 1.1 mi
  • Antique Road Grader: 2.2 mi
  • Steelmaker: 3.7 mi
  • World's Largest Pecan: 4.2 mi
  • Buc-ee's Beaver: 12.9 mi
Nature reserves: 11
Ghost towns: 10
Attractions: 8
Cliffs: 7
  • Purgatory Creek Overlook: 21.3 mi
  • Red Bluff: 23.7 mi
  • Canyon Lake Spillway Gorge: 24.1 mi
  • Canyon Lake Spillway Gorge: 24.2 mi
  • Canyon Lake Spillway Gorge: 24.3 mi
Springs: 6
  • Denning Spring: 14.1 mi
  • Comal Springs: 14.4 mi
  • Suphur Spring: 20.6 mi
  • Weismuller Spring: 22.3 mi
  • Bear Springs: 22.6 mi
Gardens: 4

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Comanche LookoutW 273°315 m24.3 mi
Mission HillNW 310°292 m15.7 mi
Coal Kiln HillN 349°281 m18.9 mi
Trunk HillN 351°263 m18.6 mi
Rocky PointSW 219°237 m24.6 mi
Kings HillSSE 167°228 m8.7 mi
Calf HillWSW 249°227 m24.5 mi
Nail HillNNW 344°215 m15.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1219:44
June solstice06:3320:0120:36
September equinox07:2118:5819:30
December solstice07:2317:0217:38

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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/12403617421

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