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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.

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).

What the record says

Built
1970
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates29.56984, -97.96363

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Central Park: 0.1 mi
  • Memorial Rose Garden: 0.2 mi
  • Heritage Village: 0.3 mi
  • Walnut Springs Park: 0.3 mi
  • Ruby P. Vaughan Park: 0.4 mi
Historic sites: 54
Museums: 22
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: 13
  • 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
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
Cliffs: 3
  • Purgatory Creek Overlook: 21.2 mi
  • Red Bluff: 23.8 mi
  • Canyon Lake Spillway Gorge: 24.0 mi

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 LookoutW315 m24.3 mi
Mission HillNW292 m15.7 mi
Coal Kiln HillN281 m18.8 mi
Trunk HillN263 m18.5 mi
Rocky PointSW237 m24.7 mi
Kings HillSSE228 m8.8 mi
Calf HillWSW227 m24.6 mi
Nail HillNNW215 m14.9 mi

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.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12403617422

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