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Saint Philip's College

Saint Philip's College from directly overhead

Saint Philip's College is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 218 m. Round Hill stands 465 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Dawson Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 6.8 miles off. 59 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1998
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates29.41734, -98.45345

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Dawson Park: 0.1 mi
  • Lincoln Park: 0.6 mi
  • Coliseum Oaks Park: 0.7 mi
  • Pittman-Sullivan Park: 0.7 mi
  • Herrera Park: 0.9 mi
Peaks: 59
  • Calf Hill: 6.8 mi
  • Prickly Pear Hill: 7.2 mi
  • Hillcrest: 8.2 mi
  • Curly Hill: 8.4 mi
  • Red Oak Hill: 8.5 mi
Museums: 54
  • San Antonio Fire Museum: 1.9 mi
  • Instituto Cultural de Mexico: 2.0 mi
  • Ralston Family Collections Center: 2.0 mi
  • Ripley's Believe It or Not! Odditorium: 2.1 mi
  • Louis Tussaud’s Waxworks: 2.1 mi
Artworks: 41
Attractions: 40
Gardens: 16
  • Gardopia Gardens: 0.8 mi
  • Denver Heights Community Garden: 1.0 mi
  • McNutt River Gardens: 2.5 mi
  • Frost Gardens: 2.5 mi
  • Japanese Peace Garden: 2.8 mi
Ghost towns: 11
Springs: 10
  • San Pedro Spring: 3.6 mi
  • Scenic Park Pond: 16.8 mi
  • Devine Spring: 18.0 mi
  • Walnut Spring: 18.4 mi
  • Cherry Spring: 18.6 mi
Nature reserves: 9
Picnic sites: 2
Cliffs: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Saint Philip's College. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Round HillNW465 m23.7 mi
Cross MountainNW460 m21.3 mi
High HillNNW456 m19.7 mi
Leon HillNNW451 m18.4 mi
Sykes HillNNW449 m20.9 mi
Butte HillNNW449 m21.1 mi
Aue HillNNW444 m20.0 mi
Palmtree HillNNW442 m22.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:1419:46
June solstice06:3520:0220:37
September equinox07:2319:0019:32
December solstice07:2517:0517:40

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F525662697682848579716053
Precip in2.21.92.42.34.43.62.42.43.93.92.52.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Antonio Incarnate Word, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12395077328

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