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Hye Post Office

Hye Post Office from directly overhead

Hye Post Office is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 443 m. Big Hill stands 612 m to the southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Site of The Andreas Lindig Lime Kiln, a historic site 2.4 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail runs past it.

The record

What the record says

Built
1966
Material
aluminium
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates30.24254, -98.57016
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Peaks
  • Circle Benchmark: 7.0 mi
  • Roundhead: 7.3 mi
  • Monument Hill: 7.6 mi
  • Martin Mountain: 8.3 mi
  • Cave Mountain: 9.7 mi
Parks: 22
  • Peach JAMboree Fairgrounds: 5.4 mi
  • Memorial Park: 9.8 mi
  • Johnson City Little League: 9.8 mi
  • Johnson CIty Park: 10.1 mi
  • Blanco County Fair & Rodeo: 10.5 mi
Ghost towns: 12
Museums: 11
  • Sauer-Beckmann Living History Farm: 3.2 mi
  • Texas White House: 3.3 mi
  • LBJ Museum: 3.3 mi
  • Science Mill: 9.7 mi
  • Lyndon B. Johnson Visitor Center: 9.7 mi
Springs: 5
  • Marschall Spring: 14.7 mi
  • Wenzel Spring: 16.1 mi
  • Jones Spring: 20.6 mi
  • Rock Pasture Spring: 21.8 mi
  • Rebecca Springs: 25.0 mi
Attractions: 4
Rest areas: 3
Cliffs: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic Area: 3.4 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Roos Falls: 19.2 mi
Nature reserves: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.4 miles of Hye Post Office. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big HillSW 236°612 m17.0 mi
Schlaudt HillsW 278°597 m20.4 mi
CedarheadWNW 286°595 m17.0 mi
Bell MountainNNW 328°594 m16.7 mi
Hotopp HillsW 277°593 m19.8 mi
No Name HillsWSW 241°589 m20.4 mi
Nebo MountainNW 325°588 m17.5 mi
Henke HillW 281°586 m16.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:1419:46
June solstice06:3420:0520:40
September equinox07:2319:0119:32
December solstice07:2717:0317:39

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495260677581838477685851
Precip in2.32.02.62.84.03.22.22.23.43.63.01.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Johnson City 2N, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12395154339

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