Route of El Camino Real
Route of El Camino Real is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 225 m. Mount Smith stands 578 m to the west-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Robber Baron Cave Preserve, a park 0.5 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail runs past it.
What the record says
- Built
- 1979
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- On the Texas Hill Country Trail
- 9.2 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Dawson Massacre: 2.2 mi
- The Battle of the Salado: 2.9 mi
- Dodd Field (Fort Sam Houston) Enemy Alien Detention Station, World War II: 2.9 mi
- The Argyle: 2.9 mi
- Incarnate Word College: 3.4 mi
- Theis Hill: 5.1 mi
- Comanche Lookout: 7.1 mi
- Ninemile Hill: 7.1 mi
- Hillcrest: 7.2 mi
- Calf Hill: 8.2 mi
- McNay Art Museum: 2.0 mi
- Union Pacific Caboose: 2.5 mi
- Longhorn Depot: 2.5 mi
- Texas Transportation Museum: 2.5 mi
- Party Caboose: 2.5 mi
- Robber Baron Cave Preserve: 0.5 mi
- Douglas MacArthur Park: 0.7 mi
- Price Memorial Park: 0.9 mi
- Northridge Park: 1.3 mi
- Haskin Park: 1.3 mi
- World's Largest Cowboy Boots: 2.4 mi
- Magic Stones: 3.9 mi
- Sunken Garden Gate: 4.0 mi
- Taking Flight Bronze Sculpture: 4.0 mi
- Beacon Hill Obelisk: 4.9 mi
- Little Blue Hole: 3.3 mi
- Blue Hole: 3.3 mi
- Japanese Tea Garden: 4.0 mi
- Off-Road Adventure Ride: 4.0 mi
- Murchison Tower: 4.0 mi
- Terrell Hills Public Garden: 1.4 mi
- Alamo Heights Community Garden: 2.7 mi
- San Antonio Botanical Garden: 3.9 mi
- Japanese Peace Garden: 4.0 mi
- El Dorado Community Garden: 4.4 mi
- San Pedro Spring: 5.5 mi
- Devine Spring: 11.5 mi
- Walnut Spring: 11.8 mi
- Cherry Spring: 12.0 mi
- Indian Springs: 12.2 mi
- Fratt: 3.4 mi
- Coker: 3.7 mi
- Adkins: 15.5 mi
- Lone Oak Community: 16.2 mi
- Carpenter: 18.7 mi
- Bird of Prey: 11.0 mi
- Menoo Woods: 11.5 mi
- Medallion Park: 12.7 mi
- Bracken Cave Preserve: 13.3 mi
- Cedar Creek: 13.9 mi
- The Picnic Place: 4.0 mi
- Alumni Pavillion: 7.8 mi
- Medicine Wall: 8.5 mi
- Red Bluff: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.1 miles of Route of El Camino Real. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Smith | WNW 303° | 578 m | 22.1 mi |
| Black Hill | WNW 288° | 484 m | 17.7 mi |
| Devils Hill | N 1° | 466 m | 20.3 mi |
| Round Hill | NW 310° | 465 m | 18.7 mi |
| Cross Mountain | NW 309° | 460 m | 16.4 mi |
| High Hill | NNW 332° | 456 m | 13.4 mi |
| Leon Hill | NNW 328° | 451 m | 12.3 mi |
| Sykes Hill | NNW 334° | 449 m | 14.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:14 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 06:35 | 20:03 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 19:00 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 17:04 | 17:40 |
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 | 52 | 56 | 63 | 69 | 77 | 83 | 85 | 86 | 80 | 71 | 61 | 54 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 2.1 | 2.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Antonio Intl AP, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12395184221
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