Jonathan Douglas
Jonathan Douglas is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 148 m. Comanche Lookout stands 315 m to the west, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Ezekiel Smith, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Independence Trail passes 0.6 miles off. 16 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1962
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 0.6 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
- 12.5 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Wetland Wonders · 22 mi
- Sinkholes · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Heritage Village: 0.4 mi
- Ruby P. Vaughan Park: 0.5 mi
- Central Park: 0.6 mi
- Memorial Rose Garden: 0.6 mi
- Walnut Springs Park: 0.7 mi
- Ezekiel Smith: 0.0 mi
- Claiborne West: 0.0 mi
- John F. McGuffin: 0.0 mi
- Riverside Cemetery: 0.1 mi
- Campbell Cabin: 0.4 mi
- Los Nogales Museum: 0.4 mi
- Heritage Museum: 0.7 mi
- Sebastopol House: 1.0 mi
- Pape Pecan House / Nutcracker Museum: 1.4 mi
- Fiedler Memorial Museum: 1.5 mi
- Kings Hill: 8.1 mi
- Mill Creek Hills: 10.4 mi
- Harborth Hill: 10.4 mi
- Capote Knob: 11.2 mi
- Capote Hills: 11.6 mi
- Martin Luther Statue: 1.4 mi
- Antique Road Grader: 2.8 mi
- Steelmaker: 4.0 mi
- World's Largest Pecan: 4.8 mi
- Buc-ee's Beaver: 13.5 mi
- Menoo Woods: 18.7 mi
- San Marcos Aquatic Resources Center: 19.4 mi
- Purgatory Creek Greenspace: 21.8 mi
- Meadows Center for Water and the Environment: 23.1 mi
- Schulle Canyon Natural Area: 23.2 mi
- Concrete: 14.8 mi
- Albuquerque: 16.3 mi
- Carpenter: 18.4 mi
- Doseido Colony: 19.6 mi
- Adkins: 20.2 mi
- Learning Tree: 21.7 mi
- Grandmother's tree: 22.4 mi
- Spring Lake Glass-Bottom Boat Tour: 23.1 mi
- Labyrinth: 23.9 mi
- Green Acres Golf and Games: 23.9 mi
- Denning Spring: 13.5 mi
- Comal Springs: 14.9 mi
- Suphur Spring: 20.1 mi
- Weismuller Spring: 22.8 mi
- Bear Springs: 23.1 mi
- Water Garden Gems: 14.0 mi
- Ron Pedde Memorial Community Garden: 16.4 mi
- Guadalupe County Community Garden: 18.0 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 19.4 mi
- Purgatory Creek Overlook: 21.9 mi
- Red Bluff: 23.2 mi
- Canyon Lake Spillway Gorge: 24.7 mi
- Guadalupe County Westbound Rest Area: 10.2 mi
- Guadalupe County Eastbound Rest Area: 10.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Jonathan Douglas. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comanche Lookout | W 274° | 315 m | 24.5 mi |
| Mission Hill | NW 311° | 292 m | 16.2 mi |
| Coal Kiln Hill | N 349° | 281 m | 19.5 mi |
| Trunk Hill | N 351° | 263 m | 19.2 mi |
| Rocky Point | SW 220° | 237 m | 24.3 mi |
| Kings Hill | SSE 167° | 228 m | 8.1 mi |
| Calf Hill | WSW 251° | 227 m | 24.4 mi |
| Nail Hill | NNW 344° | 215 m | 15.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:12 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:33 | 20:01 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:58 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 17:02 | 17:38 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 52 | 56 | 63 | 70 | 77 | 82 | 85 | 85 | 80 | 71 | 61 | 54 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 2.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Austin SAN Antonio, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12403617441
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