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Riley's Tavern

Riley's Tavern from directly overhead

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.

About

The story

building in New Braunfels (vicinity), Comal County, Texas

Wikidata Q54871472, matched on coordinates and name (15 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Built
2013
Material
aluminium
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates29.80631, -98.02349

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • 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
Peaks: 30
  • 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
Museums: 26
Nature reserves: 14
Artworks: 14
  • Buc-ee's Beaver: 6.4 mi
  • Buc-ee's Beaver: 6.5 mi
  • Oh for a Muse of Fire: 7.2 mi
  • Goddess of Justice: 7.2 mi
  • John C. "Jack" Hays: 7.3 mi
Springs: 11
  • 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
Attractions: 9
Gardens: 7
Cliffs: 7
  • Purgatory Creek Overlook: 5.3 mi
  • Canyon Lake Spillway Gorge: 10.2 mi
  • Canyon Lake Spillway Gorge: 10.3 mi
  • Canyon Lake Spillway Gorge: 10.7 mi
  • Canyon Lake Spillway Gorge: 10.8 mi
Rest areas: 2
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount SharpNNW 331°463 m23.2 mi
Jack MountainNNW 337°451 m22.0 mi
Big Head MountainNW 304°450 m21.6 mi
Roundtree MountainNNW 337°449 m24.8 mi
Peach MountainNNW 341°429 m23.1 mi
Startz HillW 274°428 m16.2 mi
Lone Woman MountainNNW 345°423 m19.3 mi
Lone Man MountainNNW 348°416 m19.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1219:44
June solstice06:3320:0220:37
September equinox07:2118:5919:30
December solstice07:2417:0217:38

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515561687682858580706052
Precip in2.41.72.83.24.53.62.22.64.04.42.72.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Marcos, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12403550675

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