Penateka Comanches
Penateka Comanches is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 491 m. Chalk Hill stands 670 m to the west-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is SR 173 Roadside Picnic Area, a picnic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 11 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 2010
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 10.8 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- One Mile to Ruins of Camp Verde: 0.0 mi
- Camp Verde, C.S.A.: 0.0 mi
- Camp Verde General Store and Post Office: 0.0 mi
- Old Historical Camp Verde Army Fort Historical Monument: 0.9 mi
- Site of Camp Verde: 0.9 mi
- Mount Verde: 0.6 mi
- Lookout Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Fall Hill: 1.6 mi
- Sugarloaf Hill: 3.1 mi
- Round Top: 3.2 mi
- Verde Creek Park: 0.0 mi
- Lion's Park: 5.3 mi
- Kerrville-Schreiner Park Hillside: 7.9 mi
- Flatrock Park: 8.1 mi
- Kerrville-Schreiner Park: 8.2 mi
- Kindla Spring: 11.2 mi
- Dripping Springs: 12.3 mi
- Bear Springs: 13.7 mi
- Champee Spring: 14.4 mi
- Indian Spring: 15.6 mi
- Joes Point: 3.6 mi
- Ravenhead: 9.1 mi
- Castle Rock: 10.2 mi
- The Bluff: 11.0 mi
- Gaddis Bluff: 12.5 mi
- Kerr County Eastbound Rest Area: 11.9 mi
- Kerr County Westbound Rest Area: 12.1 mi
- Scenic View: 15.1 mi
- Picnic Area: 16.5 mi
- Picnic Area: 17.2 mi
- Schreiner Mansion - Historic Site and Event Center: 10.8 mi
- Kerr Arts & Cultural Center: 10.8 mi
- Frontier Times Museum: 11.6 mi
- Agricultural Heritage Museum: 21.8 mi
- Welfare: 19.2 mi
- Morris Ranch: 23.1 mi
- Bankersmith: 23.4 mi
- Pedernales: 23.8 mi
- Lupe: 10.7 mi
- Gazebo for Albert Steves: 14.1 mi
- Stonehenge II: 15.0 mi
- SR 173 Roadside Picnic Area: 0.0 mi
- Schumacher Crossing Rest Area: 17.8 mi
- The Cross at Kerrville: 12.5 mi
- The Gardens at the Ridge: 17.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.1 miles of Penateka Comanches. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chalk Hill | WSW 245° | 670 m | 24.1 mi |
| Edwards Peak | W 267° | 666 m | 7.5 mi |
| Round Mountain | SW 235° | 648 m | 18.5 mi |
| Seco Mountain | SW 229° | 629 m | 22.4 mi |
| Turkey Knob | ESE 109° | 623 m | 12.4 mi |
| Big Hill | NE 51° | 612 m | 23.1 mi |
| Round Top | ESE 122° | 611 m | 3.2 mi |
| Flag Mountain | SSW 204° | 604 m | 20.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:41 | 19:17 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 06:37 | 20:06 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 19:03 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 17:06 | 17:42 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 49 | 53 | 60 | 66 | 74 | 80 | 82 | 82 | 77 | 68 | 58 | 50 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 1.8 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 5.5 | 3.9 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 2.3 | 2.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Medina 1NE, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12438098814
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