Rancho
Rancho is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 113 m. Kings Hill stands 228 m to the northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Rancho Historic Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Independence Trail passes 14 miles off. 122 named places lie within 25 miles, 12 of them named summits.
The story
Cemetery in Gonzales County, Texas, United States.
Wikidata Q117594173, matched on coordinates and name (425 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 2010
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 13.8 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
122 named places within 25 miles
- First Baptist Church of Nixon: 1.7 mi
- Nixon: 1.9 mi
- Site of Old Town of Union Valley: 5.1 mi
- Albuquerque: 5.1 mi
- 1835 Attack at Sandies Water Hole: 5.9 mi
- Rancho Historic Park: 0.0 mi
- City of Nixon Central Park: 1.9 mi
- Smiley School Park: 7.8 mi
- Stockdale City Park: 12.4 mi
- Bryce Field: 13.0 mi
- Bald Mound: 10.6 mi
- Rocky Mound: 10.8 mi
- Van Cleave Mound: 11.4 mi
- Capote Hills: 13.1 mi
- Capote Knob: 13.8 mi
- Sutherland Springs Historical Museum: 17.8 mi
- Pape Pecan House / Nutcracker Museum: 20.5 mi
- Los Nogales Museum: 22.2 mi
- Heritage Museum: 22.4 mi
- Yorktown Historical Museum: 22.6 mi
- Pandora: 5.5 mi
- Albuquerque: 6.0 mi
- Monthalia: 15.2 mi
- Concrete: 20.9 mi
- Grass Pond Colony: 22.2 mi
- Denning Spring: 16.5 mi
- Suphur Spring: 17.7 mi
- Guadalupe County Eastbound Rest Area: 22.2 mi
- Guadalupe County Westbound Rest Area: 22.3 mi
- Martin Luther Statue: 23.1 mi
- Antique Road Grader: 24.4 mi
- Jackson Nature Park: 15.8 mi
- Red Bluff: 23.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rancho. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kings Hill | NW 316° | 228 m | 14.4 mi |
| Capote Knob | N 353° | 209 m | 13.8 mi |
| Capote Hills | N 353° | 181 m | 13.1 mi |
| Marcelinas Hills | WSW 248° | 171 m | 22.8 mi |
| Van Cleave Mound | SE 130° | 143 m | 11.4 mi |
| Bald Mound | SE 141° | 142 m | 10.6 mi |
| Rocky Mound | SE 132° | 132 m | 10.8 mi |
| Watson Hill | NE 36° | 128 m | 15.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:12 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:33 | 19:59 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:58 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 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 | 51 | 55 | 62 | 68 | 76 | 82 | 84 | 85 | 79 | 70 | 61 | 53 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 2.2 | 2.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Nixon, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12403603355
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