Nicolaus Zink
Nicolaus Zink is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 434 m. Turkey Knob stands 623 m to the west-southwest, 8.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Beseler Family, a historic site 1.3 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 20 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1984
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 20.4 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Beseler Family: 1.3 mi
- Rev. Andrew Jackson Potter: 4.1 mi
- Waring Schoolhouse: 4.5 mi
- Ottmar von Behr: 6.1 mi
- Brownsboro Cemetery: 6.3 mi
- Ring Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Cedar Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Cannon Hill: 3.0 mi
- Sabinas Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Jungfrau Hill: 5.3 mi
- Boerne City Lake Park: 4.4 mi
- Northrup Park: 6.1 mi
- James Kiehl River Bend Park: 6.3 mi
- Boerne Town Square: 7.4 mi
- Boerne Park: 7.9 mi
- Comanche Spring: 4.4 mi
- Champee Spring: 7.0 mi
- Bear Springs: 11.6 mi
- Wenzel Spring: 12.2 mi
- Fitch Spring: 15.9 mi
- Welfare: 2.2 mi
- Ammans Crossing: 7.0 mi
- Currey's Creek: 13.1 mi
- Bankersmith: 16.4 mi
- Grapetown: 17.8 mi
- Cascade Caverns: 10.8 mi
- Lukenbach General Store and Post Office: 20.1 mi
- Dinosaur Tracks: 21.3 mi
- Hoffmann Hayfield: 22.3 mi
- Texas Treehouse: 22.6 mi
- Cave Without a Name: 10.0 mi
- Albert & Bessie Kronkosky State Natural Area: 10.6 mi
- Scenic Canyon: 19.2 mi
- Cedar Creek: 20.7 mi
- Rancho Diana Park: 21.0 mi
- Agricultural Heritage Museum: 5.2 mi
- Frontier Times Museum: 20.4 mi
- Kerr Arts & Cultural Center: 23.7 mi
- Schreiner Mansion - Historic Site and Event Center: 23.7 mi
- Texas Rangers Heritage Center: 24.9 mi
- Gaddis Bluff: 9.9 mi
- Joes Point: 16.1 mi
- Ravenhead: 17.2 mi
- Medicine Wall: 24.3 mi
- Devils Bluff: 24.8 mi
- Picnic Area: 2.0 mi
- Picnic Area: 3.1 mi
- Kerr County Eastbound Rest Area: 18.2 mi
- Kerr County Westbound Rest Area: 18.3 mi
- Gazebo for Albert Steves: 8.1 mi
- Batmobile: 22.9 mi
- Lupe: 23.9 mi
- SR 173 Roadside Picnic Area: 19.0 mi
- Kinder Ranch Elementary Garden: 22.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.0 miles of Nicolaus Zink. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey Knob | WSW 242° | 623 m | 8.2 mi |
| Big Hill | N 356° | 612 m | 14.8 mi |
| Round Top | W 265° | 611 m | 16.4 mi |
| Broad Mountain | NW 319° | 596 m | 12.6 mi |
| State Mountain | WSW 258° | 594 m | 14.8 mi |
| Sunset Mountain | WSW 259° | 592 m | 17.3 mi |
| Wolkenburg | WNW 303° | 589 m | 13.1 mi |
| No Name Hills | NNW 342° | 589 m | 15.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:15 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 06:36 | 20:05 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 19:02 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 17:05 | 17:41 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Dec.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 49 | 53 | 60 | 66 | 73 | 79 | 82 | 82 | 77 | 68 | 58 | 50 |
| Precip in | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 5.3 | 3.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boerne, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12438058166
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