New Braunfels
New Braunfels is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 200 m. Devils Hill stands 466 m to the west-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Comal County, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail runs past it. 28 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1964
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- On the Texas Hill Country Trail
- 8.2 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Wetland Wonders · 14 mi
- Sinkholes · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cypress Bend Park: 0.8 mi
- River Acres Park: 1.1 mi
- Haymarket Plaza: 1.3 mi
- Lindheimer Plaza: 1.4 mi
- Heather Glen Community Park: 1.6 mi
- Comal County: 0.1 mi
- Church Hill School Building: 0.2 mi
- Breustedt House: 0.3 mi
- Near River Crossing Used by New Braunfels' First Settlers: 0.9 mi
- Cypress Bend Park: 0.9 mi
- New Braunfels Conservation Society: 0.2 mi
- Museum of Texas Handmade Furniture: 0.3 mi
- Sophienburg Museum & Archives: 1.9 mi
- New Braunfels Fire Museum: 1.9 mi
- New Braunfels Railroad Museum: 2.0 mi
- Mission Hill: 4.3 mi
- Nail Hill: 6.1 mi
- Bading Hill: 6.3 mi
- Harborth Hill: 6.9 mi
- Coal Kiln Hill: 10.0 mi
- Buc-ee's Beaver: 1.7 mi
- Rose of Lima: 1.8 mi
- City of a Prince: 1.9 mi
- World's Largest Pecan: 9.2 mi
- Steelmaker: 9.7 mi
- Comal Springs: 2.6 mi
- Bear Springs: 10.3 mi
- Weismuller Spring: 15.9 mi
- San Marcos Springs: 16.3 mi
- Devine Spring: 18.1 mi
- Grandmother's tree: 14.0 mi
- Learning Tree: 14.0 mi
- Natural Bridge: 14.9 mi
- Natural Bridge Mining Company: 14.9 mi
- Labyrinth: 15.0 mi
- James C. Curry Nature Center: 11.6 mi
- San Marcos Aquatic Resources Center: 11.7 mi
- Purgatory Creek Greenspace: 13.7 mi
- Menoo Woods: 14.1 mi
- Bracken Cave Preserve: 15.1 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 11.7 mi
- Ron Pedde Memorial Community Garden: 12.2 mi
- Guadalupe County Community Garden: 13.8 mi
- Water Garden Gems: 15.1 mi
- Monarch Waystation: 19.4 mi
- Canyon Lake Spillway Gorge: 12.0 mi
- Purgatory Creek Overlook: 13.5 mi
- Guadalupe County Westbound Rest Area: 18.4 mi
- Guadalupe County Eastbound Rest Area: 18.8 mi
- The Picnic Place: 21.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of New Braunfels. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Devils Hill | WNW 289° | 466 m | 22.3 mi |
| Big Head Mountain | NW 325° | 450 m | 23.4 mi |
| Startz Hill | NW 304° | 428 m | 14.3 mi |
| Vogels Peak | W 275° | 414 m | 18.6 mi |
| Kuhn Hill | NNW 330° | 405 m | 21.4 mi |
| Tower Hill | N 350° | 404 m | 16.5 mi |
| Moon Mountain | N 349° | 374 m | 17.4 mi |
| Classen Hill | W 261° | 374 m | 21.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:13 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:33 | 20:02 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:59 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 17:02 | 17:38 |
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 | 63 | 70 | 77 | 82 | 85 | 85 | 80 | 71 | 61 | 54 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 2.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Austin SAN Antonio, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12403550694
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