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Home of Ferdinand Lindheimer

Home of Ferdinand Lindheimer from directly overhead

Home of Ferdinand Lindheimer is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 189 m. Devils Hill stands 466 m to the west-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is New Braunfels Woolen Mill Comal Steam Laundry, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 0.8 miles off. 28 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Built
1962
Material
aluminium
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates29.70053, -98.11846

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Lindheimer Plaza: 0.1 mi
  • Haymarket Plaza: 0.3 mi
  • Market Plaza: 0.3 mi
  • Main Plaza: 0.4 mi
  • Prince Solms Park: 0.6 mi
Museums: 33
Peaks: 28
  • Mission Hill: 3.0 mi
  • Nail Hill: 7.3 mi
  • Bading Hill: 7.7 mi
  • Harborth Hill: 8.4 mi
  • Coal Kiln Hill: 10.9 mi
Artworks: 15
  • City of a Prince: 0.4 mi
  • Rose of Lima: 1.1 mi
  • Buc-ee's Beaver: 2.9 mi
  • Buc-ee's Beaver: 3.0 mi
  • Steelmaker: 10.1 mi
Springs: 13
  • Comal Springs: 1.4 mi
  • Bear Springs: 9.6 mi
  • Devine Spring: 16.7 mi
  • Walnut Spring: 17.0 mi
  • Cherry Spring: 17.0 mi
Gardens: 11
Attractions: 11
Nature reserves: 10
Ghost towns: 7
Cliffs: 6
Rest areas: 2
Picnic sites: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Devils HillWNW 291°466 m21.1 mi
Big Head MountainNNW 328°450 m22.9 mi
Startz HillNW 309°428 m13.4 mi
Vogels PeakW 277°414 m17.2 mi
Kuhn HillNNW 333°405 m21.0 mi
Tower HillN 355°404 m16.6 mi
Moon MountainN 354°374 m17.6 mi
Classen HillW 262°374 m19.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1319:44
June solstice06:3320:0220:37
September equinox07:2218:5919:30
December solstice07:2417:0217:38

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Dec.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495360677480838378695852
Precip in2.31.92.72.53.63.63.02.43.53.22.42.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW Braunfels, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12403550688

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