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Juan Nepomuceno Seguin

Juan Nepomuceno Seguin from directly overhead

Juan Nepomuceno Seguin is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 160 m. Comanche Lookout stands 315 m to the west, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Heritage Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Independence Trail runs past it. 17 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

city in and county seat of Guadalupe County, Texas, United States

Dates from 1838.

Wikidata Q975549, matched on coordinates and name (536 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Built
1970
Material
aluminium
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates29.56984, -97.96363

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Central Park: 0.1 mi
  • Memorial Rose Garden: 0.2 mi
  • Heritage Village: 0.3 mi
  • Walnut Springs Park: 0.3 mi
  • Heritage Village: 0.3 mi
Museums: 23
Peaks: 17
  • Kings Hill: 8.8 mi
  • Harborth Hill: 9.7 mi
  • Mill Creek Hills: 9.9 mi
  • Rattlesnake Hill: 11.6 mi
  • Capote Knob: 11.6 mi
Artworks: 14
  • Martin Luther Statue: 1.1 mi
  • Antique Road Grader: 2.1 mi
  • Steelmaker: 3.7 mi
  • World's Largest Pecan: 4.1 mi
  • Buc-ee's Beaver: 12.8 mi
Nature reserves: 11
Ghost towns: 10
Attractions: 8
Cliffs: 7
  • Purgatory Creek Overlook: 21.2 mi
  • Red Bluff: 23.8 mi
  • Canyon Lake Spillway Gorge: 24.0 mi
  • Canyon Lake Spillway Gorge: 24.1 mi
  • Canyon Lake Spillway Gorge: 24.2 mi
Springs: 6
  • Denning Spring: 14.2 mi
  • Comal Springs: 14.4 mi
  • Suphur Spring: 20.7 mi
  • Weismuller Spring: 22.2 mi
  • San Marcos Springs: 22.5 mi
Gardens: 4
Rest areas: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Comanche LookoutW 273°315 m24.3 mi
Mission HillNW 310°292 m15.7 mi
Coal Kiln HillN 349°281 m18.8 mi
Trunk HillN 351°263 m18.5 mi
Rocky PointSW 219°237 m24.7 mi
Kings HillSSE 167°228 m8.8 mi
Calf HillWSW 249°227 m24.6 mi
Nail HillNNW 343°215 m14.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1219:44
June solstice06:3320:0120:36
September equinox07:2118:5819:30
December solstice07:2317:0217:38

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F525663707782858580716154
Precip in2.11.72.52.03.63.42.22.03.43.32.52.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Austin SAN Antonio, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12403617422

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