Luckenbach School
Luckenbach School is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 477 m. Cherry Mountain stands 660 m to the north-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Luckenbach, a ghost town 0.3 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 2.5 miles off.
The story
Historic place in Luckenbach, Gillespie County, Texas.
Wikidata Q6697723, matched on coordinates and name (8 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1982
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 2.5 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Engel Family: 0.3 mi
- Luckenbach: 0.4 mi
- Jakob (Jacob) Brodbeck: 2.6 mi
- Texas Ranger General E. Kirby Smith, C.S.A.: 3.3 mi
- The Pinta Trail: 4.4 mi
- Big Hill: 6.4 mi
- Roundhead: 8.1 mi
- Schuessler Hill: 8.2 mi
- Kordzik Hills: 8.3 mi
- Kruse Hill: 8.4 mi
- Peach JAMboree Fairgrounds: 6.7 mi
- Fort Martin Scott: 7.1 mi
- Old Fair Park: 9.2 mi
- Marktplatz von Fredericksburg: 9.5 mi
- Gillespie County Park: 9.5 mi
- Luckenbach: 0.3 mi
- Blumenthal: 2.7 mi
- Grapetown: 2.7 mi
- Cain City: 3.6 mi
- Zodiac: 3.6 mi
- Texas Rangers Heritage Center: 7.0 mi
- Sauer-Beckmann Living History Farm: 8.6 mi
- LBJ Museum: 8.7 mi
- Texas White House: 8.7 mi
- Admiral Nimitz Museum: 9.0 mi
- Wenzel Spring: 8.5 mi
- Marschall Spring: 12.0 mi
- Dripping Vat Spring: 13.9 mi
- Rock Pasture Spring: 17.6 mi
- Trough Spring: 19.6 mi
- Lukenbach General Store and Post Office: 0.4 mi
- Fort Martin Scott Historic Site: 7.1 mi
- Canyons Off Road Park: 21.2 mi
- The Cross at Kerrville: 22.8 mi
- Gillespie County Ranch Road 1 Rest Area: 7.1 mi
- Gillespie County US 290 Rest Area: 9.3 mi
- Kerr County Westbound Rest Area: 18.6 mi
- Kerr County Eastbound Rest Area: 18.7 mi
- Gaddis Bluff: 17.5 mi
- Ravenhead: 20.7 mi
- Red Bluff: 23.9 mi
- Roos Falls: 12.9 mi
- Gazebo for Albert Steves: 16.8 mi
- Cave Without a Name: 22.2 mi
- The Gardens at the Ridge: 24.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.1 miles of Luckenbach School. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cherry Mountain | NNW 326° | 660 m | 17.3 mi |
| Big Hill | SSW 209° | 612 m | 6.4 mi |
| Schlaudt Hills | NW 307° | 597 m | 11.6 mi |
| Broad Mountain | SW 223° | 596 m | 15.0 mi |
| Cedarhead | NNW 328° | 595 m | 10.1 mi |
| Bell Mountain | N 7° | 594 m | 18.2 mi |
| Hotopp Hills | NW 306° | 593 m | 10.8 mi |
| Wolkenburg | SW 224° | 589 m | 18.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:15 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 06:35 | 20:05 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 19:01 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 17:04 | 17:40 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 47 | 51 | 58 | 66 | 73 | 79 | 82 | 82 | 76 | 67 | 56 | 49 |
| Precip in | 1.6 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 4.3 | 3.0 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 2.2 | 2.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fredericksburg, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12403614881
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