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Kendall County

Kendall County from directly overhead

Kendall County is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 430 m. Turkey Knob stands 623 m to the west-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Kendall County Courthouse, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 21 miles off.

The story

Historic place in Boerne, Kendall County, Texas.

Wikidata Q6388897, matched on coordinates and name (21 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1936
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates29.79456, -98.73073

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Malikoff Hill: 2.6 mi
  • Smith Hill: 4.5 mi
  • Sabinas Mountain: 4.6 mi
  • Cannon Hill: 5.0 mi
  • Round Hill: 7.6 mi
Parks: 58
  • Boerne Town Square: 0.1 mi
  • Boerne Park: 0.5 mi
  • Kinderpark: 0.7 mi
  • Boerne City Park: 1.3 mi
  • Herff Park: 1.4 mi
Attractions: 24
  • Cascade Caverns: 3.7 mi
  • Dinosaur Tracks: 14.8 mi
  • Texas Treehouse: 15.2 mi
  • Kinderstein: 15.4 mi
  • Hoffmann Hayfield: 15.8 mi
Springs: 21
  • Comanche Spring: 3.2 mi
  • Champee Spring: 9.1 mi
  • Morales Spring: 10.6 mi
  • Bear Springs: 11.8 mi
  • Fitch Spring: 12.0 mi
Nature reserves: 8
Ghost towns: 7
Cliffs: 6
Artworks: 5
Gardens: 3
Picnic sites: 1
  • SR 173 Roadside Picnic Area: 23.5 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.9 miles of Kendall County. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Turkey KnobWNW623 m11.0 mi
Cap MountainWSW585 m10.4 mi
Mount SmithSSW578 m7.6 mi
Sabinas MountainNNW567 m4.6 mi
Three MountainsWSW566 m9.4 mi
Cedar MountainNW564 m8.1 mi
Cannon HillNW560 m5.0 mi
Jungfrau HillNW558 m12.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4019:1519:47
June solstice06:3620:0420:39
September equinox07:2419:0119:33
December solstice07:2717:0517:41

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Dec.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495360667379828277685850
Precip in2.32.22.82.55.33.82.82.83.93.92.92.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boerne, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12438058161

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