Marnoch Homestead
Marnoch Homestead is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 317 m. Cap Mountain stands 585 m to the northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is John T. Floore Country Store, a historic site 0.6 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 8.8 miles off.
The story
Historic place in Helotes, Bexar County, Texas.
Wikidata Q110025444, matched on coordinates and name (1 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 2010
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 8.8 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
- 23.5 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- John T. Floore Country Store: 0.6 mi
- Helotes: 0.6 mi
- Gugger Homestead: 0.6 mi
- Scenic Loop Playground: 2.0 mi
- Zion Lutheran Church: 3.5 mi
- Black Hill: 2.8 mi
- Cross Mountain: 5.5 mi
- Eisenhower Lookout: 6.6 mi
- Middleton Hill: 6.8 mi
- Bullis Hill: 6.9 mi
- Centro Cultural Aztlan Galeria Expresion: 13.1 mi
- USAF Airman Heritage Museum: 14.5 mi
- Western Town: 15.2 mi
- Wallaceville: 15.2 mi
- Texas Transportation Museum: 15.3 mi
- Helotes Creek Linear Park: 0.6 mi
- Madla Park: 1.4 mi
- Spengler's Park: 1.6 mi
- Helotes Natural Area and Disc Golf Course: 1.7 mi
- Sedona: 2.6 mi
- Texas Treehouse: 4.7 mi
- Dinosaur Tracks: 4.7 mi
- Kinderstein: 4.8 mi
- Hoffmann Hayfield: 5.0 mi
- iFLY: 5.5 mi
- Batmobile: 4.8 mi
- Sushi Cat: 4.9 mi
- Bloom: 6.5 mi
- Saint Mary's University Rattler: 11.9 mi
- World's Largest Cowboy Boots: 12.5 mi
- Huesta Springs: 2.3 mi
- Government Canyon Springs: 4.4 mi
- Morales Spring: 5.0 mi
- Pecan Spring: 10.8 mi
- Panther Springs: 11.0 mi
- Native Plant Wildscape Demonstration Garden: 9.7 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 10.2 mi
- Alamo Heights Community Garden: 14.9 mi
- Terrell Hills Public Garden: 15.4 mi
- Frost Gardens: 15.9 mi
- Rancho Diana Park: 1.5 mi
- Scenic Canyon: 2.7 mi
- Cedar Creek: 2.7 mi
- Medallion Park: 3.0 mi
- Bird of Prey: 3.9 mi
- Coker: 12.0 mi
- Fratt: 18.1 mi
- Honey Creek: 18.9 mi
- Ammans Crossing: 21.4 mi
- Welfare: 24.0 mi
- Medicine Wall: 8.2 mi
- Devils Bluff: 15.4 mi
- Mormon Bluff: 17.4 mi
- Alumni Pavillion: 11.8 mi
- The Picnic Place: 18.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.4 miles of Marnoch Homestead. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cap Mountain | NW 311° | 585 m | 16.1 mi |
| Mount Smith | NNW 327° | 578 m | 8.4 mi |
| Three Mountains | NW 313° | 566 m | 15.1 mi |
| Jack Mountain | NW 317° | 557 m | 9.4 mi |
| Twin Mountains | NW 313° | 546 m | 8.1 mi |
| Smoothing Iron Mountain | WNW 291° | 517 m | 15.0 mi |
| Blue Heaven | W 280° | 487 m | 9.8 mi |
| Black Hill | W 281° | 484 m | 2.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:15 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 06:36 | 20:04 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 19:01 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 17:05 | 17:41 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 54 | 58 | 65 | 71 | 78 | 84 | 86 | 86 | 81 | 73 | 63 | 55 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 1.9 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Antonio/seaworld, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12395184216
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