Peter Kerr
Peter Kerr is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 396 m. Dancer Peak stands 525 m to the west-southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Fourmile Spring, a spring 0.8 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 3.8 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1970
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 3.8 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
Overlooks nearby
- 1000ft overlook of Inks Lake · 5 mi
- Sunset Deck · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Fort Croghan Stone Building: 3.1 mi
- Logan Vandeveer: 3.1 mi
- Site of Fort Croghan: 3.1 mi
- Magill Family Cemetery: 3.3 mi
- Rocky Rest: 3.5 mi
- Fort Croghan Historical Site: 3.1 mi
- Haley Nelson Park: 3.2 mi
- Hamilton Creek Park: 3.5 mi
- Wallace Riddell Park: 4.1 mi
- Live Oak Park: 4.2 mi
- Post Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Potato Hill: 4.1 mi
- Bill Pickett Hill: 5.7 mi
- Johhny Grave Mountain: 6.2 mi
- Cedar Mountain: 6.3 mi
- Fourmile Spring: 0.8 mi
- Williams Spring: 6.8 mi
- Trough Spring: 7.5 mi
- Boiling Springs: 7.6 mi
- Persimmon Spring: 9.6 mi
- Devils Waterhole: 4.3 mi
- Rocky Point: 6.9 mi
- White Bluff: 8.5 mi
- Black Rock: 10.1 mi
- Chism Bluff: 15.3 mi
- Fort Croghan Museum: 3.1 mi
- Highland Lakes Squadron - Commemorative Air Force: 3.2 mi
- Burnet County Historical Jail: 3.8 mi
- CCC Museum: 5.9 mi
- The Falls Museum: 11.6 mi
- Mormon Mill: 8.5 mi
- Click: 21.3 mi
- Dead Man's Hole: 15.4 mi
- World's Largest Spur: 21.7 mi
- Hidden Falls Water Falls and Picnic Area: 13.1 mi
- Gorman Falls: 24.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.5 miles of Peter Kerr. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dancer Peak | WSW 253° | 525 m | 19.8 mi |
| Potato Hill | N 11° | 484 m | 4.1 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | NNW 342° | 484 m | 13.4 mi |
| Riley Mountains | WSW 243° | 484 m | 21.1 mi |
| Round Mountain | SSW 193° | 480 m | 21.1 mi |
| Packsaddle Mountain | SW 235° | 478 m | 15.8 mi |
| Barker Hill | WNW 301° | 472 m | 17.5 mi |
| Shovel Mountain | S 174° | 472 m | 21.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:38 | 19:13 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 06:32 | 20:05 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:59 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 17:00 | 17:37 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Dec.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 49 | 53 | 60 | 67 | 75 | 81 | 84 | 84 | 78 | 69 | 58 | 51 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 2.3 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Burnet Muni AP, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12395281329
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