Riverside School
Riverside School is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 87 m. Crouch Benchmark stands 224 m to the north, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Market Square, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Independence Trail runs past it. 17 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 2018
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- On the Texas Independence Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Market Square: 0.0 mi
- Indian Fort, Site of: 0.1 mi
- Gonzales Cannon Burial Site: 0.1 mi
- Plaza: 0.2 mi
- Andrew Ponton: 0.2 mi
- East Avenue Lions Park: 1.0 mi
- Palmetto State Park: 9.7 mi
- Palmetto State Park: 10.3 mi
- Palmetto State Park: 10.5 mi
- Southside Park: 16.1 mi
- Santa Anna Mound: 1.5 mi
- Stevens Hill: 6.7 mi
- Watson Hill: 9.8 mi
- Red Hill: 10.9 mi
- Iron Peak: 12.7 mi
- Old Jail Museum: 0.2 mi
- Gonzales Memorial Museum: 0.8 mi
- Central Texas Oil Patch Museum: 17.2 mi
- Luling Oil Museum: 17.2 mi
- Edwin Wolters Memorial Museum: 18.0 mi
- Guadalupe County Eastbound Rest Area: 22.2 mi
- Guadalupe County Westbound Rest Area: 22.5 mi
- Monthalia: 9.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Riverside School. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crouch Benchmark | N 1° | 224 m | 22.9 mi |
| Round Mountain | N 350° | 214 m | 17.7 mi |
| Capote Knob | W 269° | 209 m | 20.2 mi |
| Capote Hills | W 267° | 181 m | 20.2 mi |
| Obar Hill | ENE 60° | 181 m | 23.4 mi |
| Iron Mountains | NNW 347° | 171 m | 15.7 mi |
| Iron Peak | NNW 334° | 164 m | 12.7 mi |
| Frederick Mound | ENE 71° | 154 m | 18.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:10 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:31 | 19:59 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:56 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 17:00 | 17:36 |
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 | 71 | 60 | 53 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 4.7 | 3.4 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gonzales 2S, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12403603377
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