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Kerrville

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Kerrville is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 498 m. Red Hill stands 679 m to the west, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Kerr Arts & Cultural Center, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Hill Country Trail runs past it. 201 named places lie within 25 miles, 45 of them named summits.

The story

City in and county seat of Kerr County, Texas, United States.

Dates from 1856.

Wikidata Q525007, matched on coordinates and name (63 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1989
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates30.04695, -99.14064

201 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 48
  • Boardwalk Pavilion: 0.1 mi
  • Louise Hays Park: 0.2 mi
  • Tranquility Island: 0.4 mi
  • Lehmann-Monroe Park: 0.5 mi
  • Lowry Park: 0.7 mi
Peaks: 45
  • Tivy Mountain: 1.3 mi
  • Haddenbrock Hill: 6.2 mi
  • Pikes Peak: 6.9 mi
  • Twin Sisters: 7.5 mi
  • Big Hill: 8.9 mi
Springs: 13
  • Trough Spring: 7.6 mi
  • Dripping Vat Spring: 11.1 mi
  • Muskhog Spring: 16.4 mi
  • White Oak Spring: 17.1 mi
  • Bee Caves Spring: 19.4 mi
Museums: 8
  • Kerr Arts & Cultural Center: 0.0 mi
  • Schreiner Mansion - Historic Site and Event Center: 0.1 mi
  • Pioneer Memorial Museum: 18.7 mi
  • Texas Rangers Heritage Center: 22.4 mi
  • Frontier Times Museum: 22.4 mi
Cliffs: 8
Ghost towns: 8
Artworks: 3
Attractions: 3
Picnic sites: 2
  • SR 173 Roadside Picnic Area: 10.8 mi
  • Schumacher Crossing Rest Area: 11.0 mi
Gardens: 1
  • The Gardens at the Ridge: 6.9 mi
Nature reserves: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Red HillW679 m23.7 mi
Edwards PeakSSW666 m12.2 mi
RoundheadNNE653 m22.4 mi
Round MountainSSW648 m25.0 mi
Turkey KnobSE623 m20.2 mi
Round TopSSE611 m13.2 mi
Schlaudt HillsNE597 m21.5 mi
Broad MountainE596 m12.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4119:1719:48
June solstice06:3720:0620:42
September equinox07:2619:0319:35
December solstice07:2917:0617:42

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F465158647278818175665648
Precip in1.71.62.42.34.33.32.11.93.73.22.21.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kerrville 3 NNE, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12438098843

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