Mission San Juan Capistrano
Mission San Juan Capistrano is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 280 m. Lone Mountain stands 429 m to the southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Dinosaur Valley State Park, a park 2.2 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 4.2 miles off. 15 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 2007
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 4.2 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Dinosaur Valley State Park: 2.2 mi
- Baker's Crossing: 3.3 mi
- Glen Rose Soccer Park: 4.2 mi
- Chauncey Park: 4.3 mi
- Crump Park: 4.4 mi
- Lanham Mill Community: 2.9 mi
- Mineral Springs Primitive Baptist Church: 3.8 mi
- Squaw Creek Indian Fight: 4.2 mi
- Dinosaur Tracks: 4.3 mi
- Somervell County Courthouse: 4.3 mi
- Greetings from Glen Rose: 4.3 mi
- Paluxy Trading Co.: 4.3 mi
- Historic Glen Rose: 4.4 mi
- Barnards of the Brazos: 4.4 mi
- Historic Barnards Mill: 4.5 mi
- Comanche Peak: 6.8 mi
- Chalk Mountain: 10.0 mi
- Barnard Knob: 10.8 mi
- Berry Knob: 11.4 mi
- Lone Mountain: 13.0 mi
- Creation Evidence Museum: 3.5 mi
- Somervell County Historical Society Museum: 4.3 mi
- Barnard's Mill and Art Museum: 4.5 mi
- County Jail Museum: 11.3 mi
- Rail Station Museum: 11.6 mi
- Apatosaurus: 2.4 mi
- Tyrannosaurus rex: 2.4 mi
- Stephenville Club Lake Pavillion: 21.9 mi
- Stephenville Club Lake Old Mill House: 21.9 mi
- Center Grove Schoolhouse: 23.3 mi
- Somervell County Master Gardeners Demo Garden: 4.5 mi
- Lake Granbury Master Gardener Demonstration Garden: 11.2 mi
- Community Garden: 12.8 mi
- elizabeth crockett butterfly Garden: 13.5 mi
- Iris Garden: 23.2 mi
- Comanche Peak: 6.7 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 14.3 mi
- Hendrick Arnold Bluff: 16.4 mi
- Bluff Mills: 19.8 mi
- Conway Bluff: 20.1 mi
- Glen Rose Bird Sanctuary: 4.4 mi
- Acton Nature Center: 13.5 mi
- Stephenville Club Lake Nature Preserve: 21.8 mi
- Vivian J. Malone Preserve: 24.1 mi
- Chalk Mountain: 10.7 mi
- Brazos Point: 12.7 mi
- Three Way: 15.6 mi
- Duffau: 18.6 mi
- Acton Tabernacle: 13.3 mi
- Open Roof Gazebo: 24.6 mi
- Open Roof Gazebo: 24.6 mi
- Big Ham Hole Spring: 19.4 mi
- Little Ham Hole Spring: 19.9 mi
- Old City Spring: 24.8 mi
- Canoe Docks: 11.7 mi
- Stephenville Club Lake Beach: 21.9 mi
- Stephenville Club Lake Waterfalls: 21.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mission San Juan Capistrano. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lone Mountain | SW 235° | 429 m | 14.1 mi |
| Bunker Hill | WSW 252° | 427 m | 19.0 mi |
| Lone Mountain | SW 234° | 413 m | 13.0 mi |
| Chalk Mountain | SW 223° | 390 m | 10.0 mi |
| Comanche Peak | N 2° | 373 m | 6.8 mi |
| Cedar Mountain | S 185° | 362 m | 16.6 mi |
| Flat Top Mountain | S 184° | 359 m | 16.4 mi |
| Double Mountain | NW 313° | 359 m | 24.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:11 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:26 | 20:06 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:57 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:54 | 17:31 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 49 | 56 | 64 | 73 | 80 | 85 | 84 | 76 | 65 | 55 | 46 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 2.2 | 2.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rainbow, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12395077322
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