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Josephene Tobin Sign

Josephene Tobin Sign from directly overhead

Josephene Tobin Sign is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 207 m. Black Hill stands 484 m to the northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Geographical Center of Bexar County, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 3.4 miles off.

What the record says

Material
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How to reach it

Coordinates29.44980, -98.52827

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Geographical Center of Bexar County: 0.0 mi
  • Lighthouse Lounge Mural: 0.0 mi
  • Alazan Creek Information Plaque: 0.1 mi
  • Berta Almaguer Memorial Plaque: 0.1 mi
  • Woodlawn Lake Sailing Club Mural: 0.4 mi
Parks
  • Woodlawn Lake Park: 0.3 mi
  • West End Park: 0.5 mi
  • Legacy Park: 0.5 mi
  • Ojeda Park: 1.1 mi
  • Farias Park: 1.2 mi
Peaks
  • Hillcrest: 3.2 mi
  • Ninemile Hill: 5.5 mi
  • Prickly Pear Hill: 6.9 mi
  • Curly Hill: 8.8 mi
  • Red Oak Hill: 9.6 mi
Museums: 58
Attractions: 49
  • Scobee Planetarium: 1.9 mi
  • Terror Mansion: 1.9 mi
  • Casa Navarro State Historical Site: 2.6 mi
  • River boat boarding: 2.8 mi
  • Murchison Tower: 2.8 mi
Artworks: 42
Gardens: 16
Springs: 11
  • San Pedro Spring: 1.6 mi
  • Huesta Springs: 14.1 mi
  • Panther Springs: 16.1 mi
  • Government Canyon Springs: 16.8 mi
  • Devine Spring: 17.4 mi
Ghost towns: 11
Nature reserves: 9
Picnic sites: 2
Cliffs: 1
  • Medicine Wall: 10.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.5 miles of Josephene Tobin Sign. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black HillNW 309°484 m15.9 mi
Round HillNNW 329°465 m19.3 mi
Cross MountainNNW 331°460 m16.9 mi
High HillN 354°456 m16.5 mi
Leon HillN 352°451 m15.1 mi
Sykes HillN 354°449 m17.8 mi
Butte HillN 355°449 m18.1 mi
Aue HillNNW 341°444 m16.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:1519:46
June solstice06:3620:0320:38
September equinox07:2319:0119:32
December solstice07:2517:0517:41

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F525662697682848579716053
Precip in2.21.92.42.34.43.62.42.43.93.92.52.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Antonio Incarnate Word, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6984904804

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