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Kerrville Telephone Company

Kerrville Telephone Company from directly overhead

Kerrville Telephone Company is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 495 m. Red Hill stands 679 m to the west, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Boardwalk Pavilion, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Hill Country Trail runs past it. 47 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

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

Dates from 1856.

Wikidata Q525007, matched on coordinates and name (140 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1996
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates30.04523, -99.13998

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 48
  • Boardwalk Pavilion: 0.0 mi
  • Louise Hays Park: 0.2 mi
  • Lehmann-Monroe Park: 0.4 mi
  • Tranquility Island: 0.5 mi
  • Lytle Park: 0.7 mi
Peaks: 47
  • Tivy Mountain: 1.3 mi
  • Haddenbrock Hill: 6.2 mi
  • Pikes Peak: 6.8 mi
  • Twin Sisters: 7.4 mi
  • Big Hill: 8.8 mi
Springs: 13
  • Trough Spring: 7.7 mi
  • Dripping Vat Spring: 11.1 mi
  • Muskhog Spring: 16.4 mi
  • White Oak Spring: 17.1 mi
  • Green Spring: 19.4 mi
Cliffs: 9
Museums: 8
  • Schreiner Mansion - Historic Site and Event Center: 0.1 mi
  • Kerr Arts & Cultural Center: 0.1 mi
  • Pioneer Memorial Museum: 18.9 mi
  • Frontier Times Museum: 22.3 mi
  • Texas Rangers Heritage Center: 22.4 mi
Ghost towns: 8
Artworks: 3
Attractions: 3
Picnic sites: 2
  • SR 173 Roadside Picnic Area: 10.7 mi
  • Schumacher Crossing Rest Area: 11.1 mi
Gardens: 1
  • The Gardens at the Ridge: 7.0 mi
Nature reserves: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Red HillW 277°679 m23.8 mi
Edwards PeakSSW 206°666 m12.1 mi
RoundheadNNE 20°653 m22.5 mi
Round MountainSSW 212°648 m24.9 mi
Turkey KnobSE 136°623 m20.1 mi
Big HillENE 78°612 m20.4 mi
Round TopSSE 158°611 m13.1 mi
Schlaudt HillsNE 40°597 m21.6 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/12438098867

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