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Jacob's Well

Jacob's Well from directly overhead

Jacob's Well is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 296 m. Circle Benchmark stands 579 m to the west-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Interpretive Garden, a garden less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 3.4 miles off. 45 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
2018
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

How to reach it

Coordinates30.03556, -98.12774

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Jacob's Well Natural Area: 0.1 mi
  • Augusta Park: 1.0 mi
  • Karst Canyon Preserve: 1.1 mi
  • VFW Post 6441: 1.3 mi
  • Chester Franklin Arena: 1.3 mi
Historic sites
Peaks: 45
  • Little Twin Sister Peaks: 1.6 mi
  • Old Baldy: 1.9 mi
  • Joe Wimberley Mountain: 2.6 mi
  • Lone Woman Mountain: 3.0 mi
  • Lone Man Mountain: 3.7 mi
Nature reserves: 34
Museums: 21
Springs: 11
  • Jacob's Well: 0.1 mi
  • Blue Hole: 3.1 mi
  • Kirby Spring: 10.2 mi
  • Weismuller Spring: 15.3 mi
  • San Marcos Springs: 15.4 mi
Attractions: 11
Artworks: 11
Cliffs: 8
Gardens: 5
Waterfalls: 3
  • Twin Falls: 23.9 mi
  • Sculpture Falls: 24.0 mi
  • Hill of Life Falls: 24.0 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Circle BenchmarkWNW 295°579 m23.3 mi
Hill in Kendall CountyW 267°563 m23.3 mi
Monument HillNW 305°549 m23.1 mi
Martin MountainWNW 289°546 m23.1 mi
Twin SistersW 259°537 m19.5 mi
Brushy TopWNW 294°497 m17.9 mi
Devils HillSW 231°466 m24.7 mi
Mount SharpNW 312°463 m6.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1319:44
June solstice06:3320:0220:37
September equinox07:2218:5919:31
December solstice07:2517:0117:38

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F505461687581848479706052
Precip in2.42.02.82.94.54.12.72.43.94.92.92.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Canyon DAM, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12403589897

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