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Mission San Francisco de la Espada Dam, Ditch and Aqueduct

Mission San Francisco de la Espada Dam, Ditch and Aqueduct from directly overhead

Mission San Francisco de la Espada Dam, Ditch and Aqueduct is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 159 m. Leon Hill stands 451 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Berg's Mill, a historic site 0.4 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 12 miles off. 334 named places lie within 25 miles, 33 of them named summits.

About

The story

Historic place in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas.

Wikidata Q110022567, matched on coordinates and name (12 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Built
1969
Material
aluminium
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates29.33290, -98.46159
Around it

334 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 60
  • Mission San Juan Capistrano: 0.5 mi
  • Acequia Park: 0.7 mi
  • Brooks Health & Wellness Center: 1.0 mi
  • Espada Park: 1.0 mi
  • The Greenline: 1.2 mi
Museums: 57
Historic sites: 56
  • Berg's Mill: 0.4 mi
  • Stinson Airport: 0.6 mi
  • King's Highway Monument: 0.9 mi
  • John F Kennedy Memorial Tree: 0.9 mi
  • Olde Espada Dam Marker: 1.0 mi
Artworks: 41
  • Southside Selena Mural: 3.8 mi
  • Dream Song Tower: 4.5 mi
  • voodoo: 5.0 mi
  • Ghost Bike: 5.6 mi
  • Tito Memorial Mural: 5.6 mi
Attractions: 36
Peaks: 33
  • Red Oak Hill: 4.1 mi
  • Curly Hill: 4.8 mi
  • Prickly Pear Hill: 5.2 mi
  • Calf Hill: 10.4 mi
  • Hillcrest: 12.1 mi
Gardens: 15
  • Denver Heights Community Garden: 5.0 mi
  • Gardopia Gardens: 6.5 mi
  • McNutt River Gardens: 7.0 mi
  • Frost Gardens: 7.1 mi
  • Japanese Peace Garden: 8.6 mi
Ghost towns: 13
Springs: 9
  • San Pedro Spring: 8.3 mi
  • Scenic Park Pond: 11.3 mi
  • Huesta Springs: 23.0 mi
  • Devine Spring: 23.8 mi
  • Walnut Spring: 24.3 mi
Nature reserves: 8
Picnic sites: 2
Cliffs: 2
Rest areas: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mission San Francisco de la Espada Dam, Ditch and Aqueduct. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Leon HillNNW451 m23.8 mi
Bullis HillNNW440 m23.2 mi
Stokley HillNNW439 m24.3 mi
Middleton HillNNW415 m23.8 mi
McIndoe HillNNW411 m23.6 mi
Briese HillNNW410 m22.8 mi
Neutze HillNNW409 m24.3 mi
Bush HillNNW406 m21.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:1419:46
June solstice06:3620:0220:37
September equinox07:2319:0019:32
December solstice07:2517:0517:41

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F545864717884868781736255
Precip in1.81.62.42.33.93.21.82.53.23.02.02.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Antonio Stinson Muni AP, under a mile away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12395077363

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