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Old Chihuahua Road

Old Chihuahua Road from directly overhead

Old Chihuahua Road is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 149 m. Comanche Lookout stands 315 m to the northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is La Vernia, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Independence Trail passes 7.7 miles off. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1967
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates29.35563, -98.11485

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Sutherland Springs Community Park: 6.5 mi
  • Bryce Field: 12.1 mi
  • Stockdale City Park: 12.4 mi
  • Helton Nature Park: 13.0 mi
  • Heritage Oaks Park: 13.6 mi
Museums
Artworks: 37
  • Steelmaker: 16.4 mi
  • Martin Luther Statue: 16.9 mi
  • Antique Road Grader: 19.0 mi
  • World's Largest Pecan: 20.8 mi
  • Taking Flight Bronze Sculpture: 21.0 mi
Attractions: 20
Gardens: 13
Ghost towns: 12
Peaks: 10
  • Rocky Point: 7.8 mi
  • Kings Hill: 12.7 mi
  • Marcelinas Hills: 12.7 mi
  • Calf Hill: 15.1 mi
  • Capote Hills: 21.5 mi
Springs: 5
  • Denning Spring: 5.6 mi
  • Suphur Spring: 6.3 mi
  • Scenic Park Pond: 21.0 mi
  • San Pedro Spring: 24.1 mi
  • Comal Springs: 24.7 mi
Nature reserves: 3
Cliffs: 1
Picnic sites: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Old Chihuahua Road. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Comanche LookoutNW 316°315 m22.0 mi
Mission HillN 353°292 m25.0 mi
Theis HillNW 311°277 m24.1 mi
Rocky PointSW 235°237 m7.8 mi
Kings HillENE 61°228 m12.7 mi
Calf HillWNW 294°227 m15.1 mi
Capote KnobENE 64°209 m21.7 mi
Red Oak HillW 263°195 m24.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1319:44
June solstice06:3420:0120:36
September equinox07:2218:5919:30
December solstice07:2417:0317:39

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F525762697682858579726153

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Randolph AFB, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/6277661055

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