Hygieostatic Bat Roost
Hygieostatic Bat Roost is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 439 m. Edwards Peak stands 666 m to the west-southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Gazebo for Albert Steves, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 15 miles off.
The story
Historic place in Comfort, Kendall County, Texas.
Dates from 1918.
Wikidata Q18207937, matched on coordinates and name (13 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1981
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 14.5 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Meyer Hotel Complex: 1.2 mi
- Peter Joseph Ingenhuett Homestead: 1.3 mi
- Comfort Post Office: 1.3 mi
- The Gass Schmiede: 1.3 mi
- Ingenhuett-Karger Saloon: 1.4 mi
- Mount Rigi: 1.7 mi
- Jungfrau Hill: 2.9 mi
- Rattlesnake Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Broad Mountain: 4.6 mi
- Schleicher Mountain: 4.6 mi
- Comfort Park: 1.7 mi
- James Kiehl River Bend Park: 3.0 mi
- Lion's Park: 9.5 mi
- Sisterdale Valley District: 10.9 mi
- Boerne City Lake Park: 12.0 mi
- Welfare: 6.8 mi
- Bankersmith: 11.4 mi
- Ammans Crossing: 13.8 mi
- Grapetown: 14.1 mi
- Cain City: 16.3 mi
- Champee Spring: 9.9 mi
- Wenzel Spring: 10.7 mi
- Dripping Vat Spring: 11.0 mi
- Comanche Spring: 12.1 mi
- Bear Springs: 13.9 mi
- Agricultural Heritage Museum: 13.1 mi
- Kerr Arts & Cultural Center: 16.2 mi
- Schreiner Mansion - Historic Site and Event Center: 16.2 mi
- Texas Rangers Heritage Center: 19.3 mi
- Frontier Times Museum: 20.1 mi
- Gaddis Bluff: 2.1 mi
- Ravenhead: 9.6 mi
- Joes Point: 12.5 mi
- Castle Rock: 24.2 mi
- Kerr County Eastbound Rest Area: 10.2 mi
- Kerr County Westbound Rest Area: 10.3 mi
- Gillespie County Ranch Road 1 Rest Area: 23.2 mi
- Gillespie County US 290 Rest Area: 24.6 mi
- The Cross at Kerrville: 15.5 mi
- Lukenbach General Store and Post Office: 16.3 mi
- Cascade Caverns: 18.8 mi
- Fort Martin Scott Historic Site: 19.4 mi
- Gazebo for Albert Steves: 0.1 mi
- Lupe: 16.4 mi
- Stonehenge II: 22.9 mi
- Albert & Bessie Kronkosky State Natural Area: 15.4 mi
- Cave Without a Name: 16.9 mi
- SR 173 Roadside Picnic Area: 14.2 mi
- The Gardens at the Ridge: 20.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.4 miles of Hygieostatic Bat Roost. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edwards Peak | WSW 255° | 666 m | 21.4 mi |
| Turkey Knob | S 189° | 623 m | 9.5 mi |
| Round Top | SW 236° | 611 m | 12.6 mi |
| Schlaudt Hills | N 356° | 597 m | 21.8 mi |
| Broad Mountain | NNW 327° | 596 m | 4.6 mi |
| Mount Medina | SW 236° | 596 m | 17.5 mi |
| State Mountain | SW 225° | 594 m | 12.2 mi |
| Hotopp Hills | N 358° | 593 m | 21.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:16 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 06:36 | 20:05 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 07:25 | 19:02 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 17:05 | 17:41 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Dec.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 49 | 53 | 60 | 66 | 73 | 79 | 82 | 82 | 77 | 68 | 58 | 50 |
| Precip in | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 5.3 | 3.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boerne, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12438058142
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