Historic site · Texas
Moses Austin
Moses Austin is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 198 m. Black Hill stands 484 m to the northwest, 18 miles off. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 6.0 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1936
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
Coordinates29.42483, -98.49541
- 6.0 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
- 12.5 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Plaza de Armas: 0.0 mi
- Main Plaza: 0.1 mi
- Legacy Park: 0.2 mi
- Milam Square: 0.2 mi
- Travis Park: 0.4 mi
Historic sites
- Barbed Wire: 0.0 mi
- Plaza De Armas (Military Plaza): 0.0 mi
- Jose Francisco Ruiz: 0.1 mi
- The American Legion: 0.1 mi
- USS San Jaconto 1943: 0.1 mi
Peaks
- Hillcrest: 5.8 mi
- Prickly Pear Hill: 5.9 mi
- Curly Hill: 7.5 mi
- Ninemile Hill: 8.0 mi
- Red Oak Hill: 8.1 mi
Museums: 58
- Spanish Governor's Palace: 0.0 mi
- Centro de Artes: 0.2 mi
- Artpace: 0.4 mi
- Buckhorn Saloon and Museum: 0.4 mi
- Briscoe Western Art Museum: 0.4 mi
Attractions: 48
- Casa Navarro State Historical Site: 0.2 mi
- River boat boarding: 0.3 mi
- La Villita: 0.4 mi
- River boat boarding: 0.5 mi
- Yanaguana Garden: 0.6 mi
Artworks: 42
- Moses Austin: 0.0 mi
- The Saga: 0.1 mi
- Nelson and Tracy Wolff: 0.1 mi
- Laredito Mural: 0.2 mi
- Riverwalk Sculpture: 0.2 mi
Gardens: 16
- McNutt River Gardens: 0.5 mi
- Frost Gardens: 0.5 mi
- Gardopia Gardens: 2.1 mi
- Denver Heights Community Garden: 2.3 mi
- Japanese Peace Garden: 3.2 mi
Ghost towns: 12
- Fratt: 8.7 mi
- Coker: 9.2 mi
- Lone Oak Community: 15.6 mi
- Adkins: 15.7 mi
- Carpenter: 19.0 mi
Springs: 10
- San Pedro Spring: 1.6 mi
- Huesta Springs: 16.6 mi
- Scenic Park Pond: 18.0 mi
- Panther Springs: 18.0 mi
- Devine Spring: 18.2 mi
Nature reserves: 9
- Mitchell Lake Audubon Center: 8.5 mi
- Medina River Natural Area: 12.4 mi
- Bird of Prey: 12.6 mi
- Medallion Park: 14.9 mi
- Cedar Creek: 16.2 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Alumni Pavillion: 4.5 mi
- The Picnic Place: 10.0 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Medicine Wall: 12.8 mi
- Red Bluff: 23.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.8 miles of Moses Austin. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Hill | NW 309° | 484 m | 18.5 mi |
| Round Hill | NNW 327° | 465 m | 21.8 mi |
| Cross Mountain | NNW 328° | 460 m | 19.4 mi |
| High Hill | NNW 348° | 456 m | 18.5 mi |
| Leon Hill | NNW 347° | 451 m | 17.1 mi |
| Sykes Hill | NNW 349° | 449 m | 19.8 mi |
| Butte Hill | N 350° | 449 m | 20.1 mi |
| Aue Hill | NNW 337° | 444 m | 18.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:14 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 06:36 | 20:03 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 19:01 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 17:05 | 17:41 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 52 | 56 | 62 | 69 | 76 | 82 | 84 | 85 | 79 | 71 | 60 | 53 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 2.5 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Antonio Incarnate Word, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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