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Real Presidio de San Saba

Real Presidio de San Saba from directly overhead

Real Presidio de San Saba is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 578 m. Round Hill stands 713 m to the west-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Presidio de San Saba, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Forts Trail runs past it. 52 named places lie within 25 miles, 6 of them named summits.

The story

Historic, Spanish fort located near what is now Menard, Texas, United States

Wikidata Q7241546, matched on coordinates and name (34 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1936
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates30.92240, -99.80167

52 named places within 25 miles

Historic sites: 31
Parks: 7
  • Presidio de San Saba: 0.0 mi
  • Ditch Walk Park: 1.0 mi
  • Menard River Park: 1.0 mi
  • Low Water Bridge Park: 1.0 mi
  • American Legion Park: 1.2 mi
Peaks: 6
  • Little Racetrack Mountain: 3.5 mi
  • Hyman Hill: 10.7 mi
  • Round Hill: 16.4 mi
  • Target Hill: 19.2 mi
  • Cutoff Mountain: 24.3 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Museums: 2
Cliffs: 1
Springs: 1
  • Walton Spring: 17.1 mi
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Real Presidio de San Saba. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Round HillWNW 286°713 m16.4 mi
Target HillWSW 247°690 m19.2 mi
Hyman HillENE 72°647 m10.7 mi
Little Racetrack MountainNE 41°637 m3.5 mi
Cutoff MountainESE 115°595 m24.3 mi
Haystack MountainESE 109°586 m24.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4419:1919:51
June solstice06:3720:1120:46
September equinox07:2819:0519:37
December solstice07:3417:0617:42

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F454956647278818174655446
Precip in1.11.42.12.03.43.11.62.02.22.51.81.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Menard, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12452333855

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