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Hughes' Springs

Hughes' Springs from directly overhead

Hughes' Springs is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 315 m. Messanger Mountain stands 502 m to the west-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Gooch Spring, a spring 0.3 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 25 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Built
1936
Material
aluminium
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates31.06528, -98.15532

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Peaks
  • Bachelor Peak: 6.0 mi
  • Cedar Top Peak: 6.8 mi
  • Flat Top Peak: 7.8 mi
  • Carter Mountains: 7.9 mi
  • Boys Peak: 8.0 mi
Parks: 51
  • College Street Park: 1.1 mi
  • Sue Ann Park: 1.1 mi
  • Cooper Springs Nature Park: 1.2 mi
  • Campbell Park/Hanna Springs Sculpture Garden: 1.4 mi
  • W. M. Brook Park: 1.5 mi
Springs: 13
  • Gooch Spring: 0.3 mi
  • Adams Spring: 3.8 mi
  • Big Spring: 15.2 mi
  • Persimmon Spring: 15.4 mi
  • Trough Spring: 15.9 mi
Museums: 9
  • Lampasas County Museum: 1.4 mi
  • Lampasas County Museum: 1.4 mi
  • Burnet County Historical Jail: 21.7 mi
  • Fort Croghan Museum: 21.8 mi
  • Highland Lakes Squadron - Commemorative Air Force: 23.0 mi
Cliffs: 8
Gardens: 2
Attractions: 1
  • World's Largest Spur: 1.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Waterfalls: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.9 miles of Hughes' Springs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Messanger MountainWNW 296°502 m14.8 mi
Knight MountainWNW 298°501 m12.8 mi
Long MountainSW 224°490 m15.6 mi
Payne MountainNNW 333°490 m23.2 mi
Twin Sister PeaksWNW 289°485 m13.2 mi
Lookout MountainSW 233°484 m14.9 mi
Potato HillSSW 202°484 m19.1 mi
Waters MountainW 280°480 m11.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1319:45
June solstice06:3020:0520:40
September equinox07:2218:5919:31
December solstice07:2816:5917:35

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F475158657381848478675748
Precip in2.22.23.02.54.63.51.92.32.43.02.22.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lampasas, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12438068303

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