Original Gruene Mercantile
Original Gruene Mercantile is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 206 m. Devils Hill stands 466 m to the west-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is H. D. Gruene Mercantile, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 0.5 miles off. 27 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Former town and present-day neighborhood of New Braunfels, Texas, United States.
Wikidata Q8216063, matched on coordinates and name (35 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1989
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 0.5 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
- 10.6 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Wetland Wonders · 13 mi
- Sinkholes · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- H. D. Gruene Mercantile: 0.0 mi
- Gruene's Hall: 0.0 mi
- Gruene: 0.0 mi
- Gruene Mansion: 0.0 mi
- Gruene Cotton Gin: 0.1 mi
- Heather Glen Community Park: 1.3 mi
- Torrey Park: 1.3 mi
- River Acres Park: 1.6 mi
- Cypress Bend Park: 1.9 mi
- Prince Solms Park: 2.4 mi
- Museum of Texas Handmade Furniture: 2.1 mi
- New Braunfels Conservation Society: 2.1 mi
- New Braunfels Railroad Museum: 2.9 mi
- New Braunfels Fire Museum: 2.9 mi
- Sophienburg Museum & Archives: 3.1 mi
- Mission Hill: 4.0 mi
- Nail Hill: 4.9 mi
- Bading Hill: 5.9 mi
- Harborth Hill: 7.7 mi
- Coal Kiln Hill: 8.3 mi
- Buc-ee's Beaver: 1.7 mi
- Rose of Lima: 2.0 mi
- City of a Prince: 2.9 mi
- World's Largest Pecan: 11.1 mi
- Steelmaker: 12.0 mi
- Comal Springs: 2.7 mi
- Bear Springs: 8.5 mi
- Weismuller Spring: 14.5 mi
- San Marcos Springs: 15.0 mi
- Devine Spring: 18.0 mi
- James C. Curry Nature Center: 9.3 mi
- San Marcos Aquatic Resources Center: 10.4 mi
- Purgatory Creek Greenspace: 12.2 mi
- Ringtail Ridge Natural Area: 13.8 mi
- Schulle Canyon Natural Area: 14.0 mi
- Grandmother's tree: 12.4 mi
- Learning Tree: 12.6 mi
- Labyrinth: 13.2 mi
- Natural Bridge: 14.7 mi
- Natural Bridge Mining Company: 14.7 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 10.4 mi
- Ron Pedde Memorial Community Garden: 13.6 mi
- Guadalupe County Community Garden: 15.2 mi
- Water Garden Gems: 17.0 mi
- Monarch Waystation: 20.1 mi
- Canyon Lake Spillway Gorge: 9.7 mi
- Purgatory Creek Overlook: 11.9 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 24.8 mi
- Fratt: 23.3 mi
- Honey Creek: 24.3 mi
- Concrete: 24.7 mi
- Guadalupe County Westbound Rest Area: 19.8 mi
- Guadalupe County Eastbound Rest Area: 20.2 mi
- The Picnic Place: 22.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Original Gruene Mercantile. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Devils Hill | WNW 283° | 466 m | 21.1 mi |
| Big Head Mountain | NW 322° | 450 m | 21.2 mi |
| Startz Hill | WNW 297° | 428 m | 12.7 mi |
| Lone Woman Mountain | N 360° | 423 m | 23.3 mi |
| Lone Man Mountain | N 2° | 416 m | 23.4 mi |
| Vogels Peak | W 268° | 414 m | 18.0 mi |
| Kuhn Hill | NNW 327° | 405 m | 19.2 mi |
| Tower Hill | N 350° | 404 m | 14.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:13 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:33 | 20:02 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:59 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 17:02 | 17:38 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 52 | 56 | 63 | 70 | 77 | 82 | 85 | 85 | 80 | 71 | 61 | 54 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 2.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Austin SAN Antonio, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12403570207
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