Riley's Tavern
Riley's Tavern is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 190 m. Mount Sharp stands 463 m to the north-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is York Creek Cemetery, a historic site 1.3 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail runs past it. 30 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Building in New Braunfels (vicinity), Comal County, Texas.
Wikidata Q54871472, matched on coordinates and name (15 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 2013
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- On the Texas Hill Country Trail
- 14.7 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Wetland Wonders · 6 mi
- Sinkholes · 6 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- York Creek Cemetery: 1.3 mi
- Pitts Cemetery: 3.0 mi
- First Baptist Church of San Marcos: 3.7 mi
- Belvin Street Historic District: 6.2 mi
- James Lafayette and Eliza Pitts Malone House: 6.3 mi
- Tejas Park: 2.0 mi
- Kissing Tree Community and Fitness Center: 2.8 mi
- Cottonwood Creek Park: 5.0 mi
- Hidden Park: 5.4 mi
- Purgatory Creek Natural Area: 5.5 mi
- Trunk Hill: 2.1 mi
- Coal Kiln Hill: 2.1 mi
- Nail Hill: 2.1 mi
- Bading Hill: 3.6 mi
- Harborth Hill: 7.2 mi
- Dick's Classic Garage: 5.3 mi
- The Millie Seaton Doll Collection: 6.4 mi
- Calaboose African American History Museum: 7.0 mi
- LBJ Museum of San Marcos History: 7.2 mi
- Indigenous & Tejano History Museum Exhibit: 7.2 mi
- San Marcos Aquatic Resources Center: 3.7 mi
- Purgatory Creek Greenspace: 5.5 mi
- Ringtail Ridge Natural Area: 7.3 mi
- Schulle Canyon Natural Area: 7.4 mi
- Meadows Center for Water and the Environment: 8.2 mi
- Buc-ee's Beaver: 6.4 mi
- Oh for a Muse of Fire: 7.2 mi
- Goddess of Justice: 7.2 mi
- John C. "Jack" Hays: 7.3 mi
- TXST: 7.5 mi
- Weismuller Spring: 7.8 mi
- San Marcos Springs: 8.3 mi
- Comal Springs: 9.4 mi
- Bear Springs: 11.9 mi
- Blue Hole: 14.2 mi
- Grandmother's tree: 5.8 mi
- Learning Tree: 5.9 mi
- Labyrinth: 7.0 mi
- Spring Lake Glass-Bottom Boat Tour: 8.2 mi
- Natural Bridge: 20.7 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 3.7 mi
- City of Kyle Community Garden: 15.0 mi
- Interpretive Garden: 17.0 mi
- Demonstration Gardens: 17.1 mi
- Ron Pedde Memorial Community Garden: 20.2 mi
- Purgatory Creek Overlook: 5.3 mi
- Canyon Lake Spillway Gorge: 10.2 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 19.6 mi
- Guadalupe County Westbound Rest Area: 18.5 mi
- Guadalupe County Eastbound Rest Area: 18.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Riley's Tavern. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Sharp | NNW 331° | 463 m | 23.2 mi |
| Jack Mountain | NNW 337° | 451 m | 22.0 mi |
| Big Head Mountain | NW 304° | 450 m | 21.6 mi |
| Roundtree Mountain | NNW 337° | 449 m | 24.8 mi |
| Peach Mountain | NNW 341° | 429 m | 23.1 mi |
| Startz Hill | W 274° | 428 m | 16.2 mi |
| Lone Woman Mountain | NNW 345° | 423 m | 19.3 mi |
| Lone Man Mountain | NNW 348° | 416 m | 19.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:12 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:33 | 20:02 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 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 | 51 | 55 | 61 | 68 | 76 | 82 | 85 | 85 | 80 | 70 | 60 | 52 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 1.7 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 2.7 | 2.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Marcos, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12403550675
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