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New Braunfels 1918 Fire Station

New Braunfels 1918 Fire Station from directly overhead

New Braunfels 1918 Fire Station is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 192 m. Devils Hill stands 466 m to the west-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is New Braunfels Fire Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 1.0 miles off. 27 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

city in Comal and Guadalupe counties in Texas, United States, that is the seat of Comal County

Dates from 1845.

Wikidata Q574612, matched on coordinates and name (889 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Built
2018
Material
aluminium
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates29.70069, -98.12583

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Main Plaza: 0.2 mi
  • Market Plaza: 0.3 mi
  • Hinman Island Park: 0.5 mi
  • Lindheimer Plaza: 0.6 mi
  • Prince Solms Park: 0.6 mi
Museums: 34
Peaks: 27
  • Mission Hill: 2.5 mi
  • Nail Hill: 7.6 mi
  • Bading Hill: 8.1 mi
  • Harborth Hill: 8.8 mi
  • Coal Kiln Hill: 11.2 mi
Artworks: 15
  • City of a Prince: 0.1 mi
  • Rose of Lima: 1.0 mi
  • Buc-ee's Beaver: 3.3 mi
  • Buc-ee's Beaver: 3.4 mi
  • Steelmaker: 10.4 mi
Springs: 13
  • Comal Springs: 1.1 mi
  • Bear Springs: 9.3 mi
  • Devine Spring: 16.2 mi
  • Walnut Spring: 16.5 mi
  • Cherry Spring: 16.5 mi
Attractions: 12
Gardens: 11
Nature reserves: 10
Ghost towns: 7
Cliffs: 6
Rest areas: 2
Picnic sites: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of New Braunfels 1918 Fire Station. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Devils HillWNW 291°466 m20.7 mi
Big Head MountainNNW 329°450 m22.7 mi
Startz HillNW 310°428 m13.1 mi
Vogels PeakW 277°414 m16.8 mi
Kuhn HillNNW 334°405 m20.8 mi
Tower HillN 356°404 m16.6 mi
Moon MountainN 355°374 m17.5 mi
Classen HillW 262°374 m19.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1319:44
June solstice06:3320:0220:37
September equinox07:2218:5919:31
December solstice07:2417:0217:38

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Dec.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495360677480838378695852
Precip in2.31.92.72.53.63.63.02.43.53.22.42.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW Braunfels, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/8790590682

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