James House
James House is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 442 m. Turkey Knob stands 623 m to the west-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Kinderpark, a park 0.1 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 21 miles off.
The story
Historic place in Boerne, Kendall County, Texas.
Wikidata Q110023025, matched on coordinates and name (2 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1982
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 20.7 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Saint Peter's Catholic Church: 0.2 mi
- Weyrich Building: 0.2 mi
- Adolph (Ad) Toepperwein: 0.2 mi
- Staffel Family and the Staffel Store: 0.5 mi
- Homesite of Albert Paul Kutzer: 0.5 mi
- Malikoff Hill: 3.2 mi
- Smith Hill: 5.1 mi
- Sabinas Mountain: 5.3 mi
- Cannon Hill: 5.7 mi
- Round Hill: 6.8 mi
- Kinderpark: 0.1 mi
- Boerne Park: 0.4 mi
- Boerne Town Square: 0.8 mi
- Boerne City Park: 1.0 mi
- Herff Park: 1.2 mi
- Cascade Caverns: 3.2 mi
- Dinosaur Tracks: 14.1 mi
- Texas Treehouse: 14.5 mi
- Kinderstein: 14.7 mi
- Hoffmann Hayfield: 15.1 mi
- Comanche Spring: 3.9 mi
- Champee Spring: 9.5 mi
- Morales Spring: 9.8 mi
- Fitch Spring: 11.5 mi
- Bear Springs: 11.8 mi
- Agricultural Heritage Museum: 2.9 mi
- Frontier Times Museum: 20.9 mi
- Western Town: 23.7 mi
- Wallaceville: 23.7 mi
- Texas Transportation Museum: 23.9 mi
- Albert & Bessie Kronkosky State Natural Area: 8.1 mi
- Cave Without a Name: 9.5 mi
- Scenic Canyon: 11.3 mi
- Cedar Creek: 12.6 mi
- Rancho Diana Park: 13.0 mi
- Ammans Crossing: 8.4 mi
- Welfare: 10.2 mi
- Honey Creek: 13.7 mi
- Currey's Creek: 15.3 mi
- Coker: 21.1 mi
- Medicine Wall: 16.3 mi
- Gaddis Bluff: 17.5 mi
- Devils Bluff: 20.2 mi
- Joes Point: 20.3 mi
- Mormon Bluff: 21.9 mi
- Batmobile: 14.8 mi
- Gazebo for Albert Steves: 16.0 mi
- Sushi Cat: 17.3 mi
- Bloom: 20.4 mi
- World's Largest Cowboy Boots: 23.0 mi
- Kinder Ranch Elementary Garden: 16.8 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 19.8 mi
- Native Plant Wildscape Demonstration Garden: 19.9 mi
- SR 173 Roadside Picnic Area: 23.8 mi
- Alumni Pavillion: 24.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.2 miles of James House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey Knob | WNW 288° | 623 m | 11.4 mi |
| Cap Mountain | WSW 252° | 585 m | 10.3 mi |
| Mount Smith | SSW 198° | 578 m | 6.9 mi |
| Sabinas Mountain | NNW 349° | 567 m | 5.3 mi |
| Three Mountains | WSW 249° | 566 m | 9.2 mi |
| Cedar Mountain | NW 314° | 564 m | 8.7 mi |
| Cannon Hill | NW 320° | 560 m | 5.7 mi |
| Jungfrau Hill | NW 324° | 558 m | 13.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:15 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 06:36 | 20:04 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 19:01 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 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, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12438058140
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