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Nicolaus Zink

Nicolaus Zink from directly overhead

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

Coordinates29.88996, -98.78729

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • 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
Parks
  • 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
Springs: 17
  • 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
Ghost towns: 12
Attractions: 9
  • 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
Nature reserves: 7
Museums: 5
Cliffs: 5
Artworks: 3
Picnic sites: 1
  • SR 173 Roadside Picnic Area: 19.0 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Turkey KnobWSW 242°623 m8.2 mi
Big HillN 356°612 m14.8 mi
Round TopW 265°611 m16.4 mi
Broad MountainNW 319°596 m12.6 mi
State MountainWSW 258°594 m14.8 mi
Sunset MountainWSW 259°592 m17.3 mi
WolkenburgWNW 303°589 m13.1 mi
No Name HillsNNW 342°589 m15.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4019:1519:47
June solstice06:3620:0520:40
September equinox07:2419:0219:33
December solstice07:2717:0517:41

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495360667379828277685850
Precip in2.32.22.82.55.33.82.82.83.93.92.92.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boerne, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12438058166

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