Old Cherry Spring School (Das Alte Schulhaus)
Old Cherry Spring School (Das Alte Schulhaus) is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 527 m. Hermans Point stands 684 m to the west, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 15 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1985
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 14.8 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
- 23.7 mi off the Texas Forts Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church: 0.2 mi
- Diedrich Rode Complex: 0.3 mi
- The Marschall-Meusebach Cemetery: 1.1 mi
- John O. Meusebach: 1.7 mi
- Cherry Spring Schoolhouse: 2.4 mi
- County Line Hill: 2.3 mi
- Mund Hill: 3.7 mi
- Cedar Mountain: 3.9 mi
- Flathead Point: 4.1 mi
- Spring Hill: 4.5 mi
- Cherry Spring: 3.4 mi
- Rock Pasture Spring: 7.7 mi
- Marschall Spring: 14.8 mi
- Quella Bottom Spring: 15.5 mi
- Kentner Spring: 15.7 mi
- Hilda: 10.8 mi
- Hedwigs Hill: 14.9 mi
- Bettina: 15.2 mi
- Eckert: 15.3 mi
- Morris Ranch: 18.4 mi
- Enchanted Rock State Natural Area: 10.0 mi
- Marktplatz von Fredericksburg: 15.6 mi
- Gillespie County Park: 15.6 mi
- Old Fair Park: 16.0 mi
- Lady Bird Johnson Municipal Park: 17.2 mi
- Brockmann Point: 6.6 mi
- Welge Poing: 7.2 mi
- Indian Point: 8.5 mi
- H L Bluffs: 16.3 mi
- Hickory Bluff: 21.8 mi
- Pioneer Museum: 15.4 mi
- National Museum of the Pacific War: 15.9 mi
- Admiral Nimitz Museum: 16.0 mi
- Texas Rangers Heritage Center: 18.1 mi
- Pioneer Memorial Museum: 20.3 mi
- Canyons Off Road Park: 3.9 mi
- Fort Martin Scott Historic Site: 18.0 mi
- Lukenbach General Store and Post Office: 24.9 mi
- Roos Falls: 11.7 mi
- Eckert James River Bat Cave Preserve: 21.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.6 miles of Old Cherry Spring School (Das Alte Schulhaus). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hermans Point | W 259° | 684 m | 16.9 mi |
| Cherry Mountain | SSE 148° | 660 m | 7.3 mi |
| Roundhead | S 191° | 653 m | 9.2 mi |
| Lehmann Mountain | WSW 253° | 623 m | 6.3 mi |
| Cedar Mountain | E 93° | 608 m | 3.9 mi |
| County Line Hill | WNW 299° | 601 m | 2.3 mi |
| Buckeye Point | SW 220° | 601 m | 5.6 mi |
| Schlaudt Hills | SSE 163° | 597 m | 14.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:41 | 19:16 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 06:35 | 20:07 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:25 | 19:02 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 17:04 | 17:40 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 47 | 51 | 58 | 66 | 73 | 79 | 82 | 82 | 76 | 67 | 56 | 49 |
| Precip in | 1.6 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 4.3 | 3.0 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 2.2 | 2.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fredericksburg, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12403614843
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