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San Gabriel Park

San Gabriel Park from directly overhead

San Gabriel Park is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 209 m. Negrohead stands 405 m to the west-southwest, 24 miles off. Texas Brazos Trail passes 13 miles off. 37 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Built
1999
Material
aluminium
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates30.64948, -97.67200

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • San Gabriel Park: 0.1 mi
  • VFW Park: 0.4 mi
  • Windridge Village Park: 0.6 mi
  • Windridge Village Park: 0.6 mi
  • Blue Hole Park: 0.7 mi
Historic sites
Artworks: 41
Peaks: 37
  • Rabbit Hill: 3.6 mi
  • Rabbit Hill: 4.6 mi
  • Queen Hill: 7.5 mi
  • Signal Hill: 11.9 mi
  • Jaecks Hill: 12.6 mi
Nature reserves: 30
Gardens: 26
  • Sunken Garden: 0.3 mi
  • Southwestern University Community Garden: 0.9 mi
  • Laura Kuykendall Garden: 1.2 mi
  • Sun City Gardens: 6.2 mi
  • Rancho Sienna Community Garden: 8.8 mi
Museums: 16
Attractions: 7
  • Inner Space Cavern: 3.0 mi
  • Abandoned zoo cage: 17.1 mi
  • Client Innovation Center: 17.3 mi
  • Texas paintball: 17.4 mi
  • Austin Table Tennis Association: 19.6 mi
Springs: 7
  • Brushy Spring: 13.7 mi
  • Apple Spring: 15.4 mi
  • Queen's Bath: 16.6 mi
  • Headquarters Springs: 16.7 mi
  • Warwick Springs: 16.8 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Hidden Falls: 19.6 mi
  • Link Falls: 19.8 mi
  • Middle Bull Creek Falls: 20.4 mi
  • Lower Bull Creek Falls: 20.7 mi
  • Small Falls: 22.8 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Cliffs: 3
Rest areas: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Lake Creek Trailhead Picnic Area: 14.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of San Gabriel Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
NegroheadWSW 254°405 m23.7 mi
Travis PeakWSW 250°382 m22.7 mi
Pilot KnobWNW 300°368 m15.5 mi
Chalk KnobW 260°367 m24.1 mi
Round MountainWSW 256°366 m18.7 mi
Big Bear HillWSW 258°366 m18.9 mi
Bald KnobNW 311°355 m16.5 mi
Barnett KnobWNW 304°351 m14.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:1119:43
June solstice06:2920:0220:37
September equinox07:2018:5719:29
December solstice07:2516:5817:34

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485259667481848478695850
Precip in2.52.23.13.04.24.02.22.64.03.92.72.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Georgetown Lake, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12454132169

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