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Old San Antonio-Laredo Road

Old San Antonio-Laredo Road from directly overhead

Old San Antonio-Laredo Road is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 98 m. LaChusa Hill stands 160 m to the south-southeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Register Hill, a peak 4.2 miles away. 37 named places lie within 25 miles, 6 of them named summits.

What the record says

Built
1973
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

How to reach it

Coordinates28.47250, -98.62556

37 named places within 25 miles

Historic sites: 23
Peaks: 6
  • Register Hill: 4.2 mi
  • Koon Hill: 11.7 mi
  • Opossum Hill: 15.5 mi
  • San Caja Hill: 20.8 mi
  • Comanche Hills: 24.8 mi
Parks: 3
  • Clifton & Nora Wheeler Memorial Park: 4.6 mi
  • Choke Canyon State Park - Calliham Unit: 17.0 mi
  • Choke Canyon State Park - South Shore Unit: 22.7 mi
Museums: 2
Ghost towns: 2

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
LaChusa HillSSE 159°160 m24.9 mi
San Caja HillSE 134°146 m20.8 mi
Opossum HillENE 65°114 m15.5 mi
Koon HillW 278°107 m11.7 mi
Register HillESE 120°87 m4.2 mi
Comanche HillsENE 77°74 m24.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:1519:46
June solstice06:3820:0120:36
September equinox07:2419:0119:32
December solstice07:2417:0817:43

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F555965727984868781746456
Precip in1.11.12.22.13.22.52.92.13.61.91.51.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tilden 4 SSE, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6179641097

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