Schertz
Schertz is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 216 m. Devils Hill stands 466 m to the north-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Menoo Woods, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 1.0 miles off.
The story
City in Guadalupe, Bexar, and Comal counties, Texas, United States.
Dates from 1843.
Wikidata Q974055, matched on coordinates and name (689 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1984
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 1.0 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
- 2.1 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Wetland Wonders · 28 mi
- Sinkholes · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Turtle Park: 0.5 mi
- The Park at Woodland Oaks: 0.6 mi
- Veteran's Memorial Plaza: 0.7 mi
- Park At Woodland Oaks: 0.8 mi
- Mary Whitfield Burks Park: 0.9 mi
- Comanche Lookout: 5.9 mi
- Theis Hill: 8.9 mi
- Calf Hill: 9.7 mi
- Mission Hill: 12.0 mi
- Classen Hill: 12.2 mi
- F-22A Raptor: 2.0 mi
- Edens Cemetery: 2.0 mi
- Cibolo: 2.2 mi
- Missing Man Monument: 2.3 mi
- Building 100 "Taj Mahal": 2.3 mi
- Zucht Display Building: 9.9 mi
- Longhorn Depot: 9.9 mi
- Union Pacific Caboose: 9.9 mi
- Party Caboose: 9.9 mi
- Pullman McKeever: 9.9 mi
- Taking Flight Bronze Sculpture: 7.5 mi
- City of a Prince: 12.8 mi
- Rose of Lima: 13.6 mi
- World's Largest Cowboy Boots: 13.8 mi
- Sunken Garden Gate: 14.4 mi
- Off-Road Adventure Ride: 7.5 mi
- Natural Bridge Mining Company: 9.6 mi
- Bracken Cave: 9.6 mi
- Natural Bridge: 9.6 mi
- EOG Resources: 11.8 mi
- Guadalupe County Community Garden: 0.7 mi
- Ron Pedde Memorial Community Garden: 2.3 mi
- Monarch Waystation: 6.6 mi
- Water Garden Gems: 6.8 mi
- El Dorado Community Garden: 7.6 mi
- Devine Spring: 10.4 mi
- Walnut Spring: 11.0 mi
- Cherry Spring: 11.1 mi
- Indian Springs: 11.6 mi
- Comal Springs: 12.9 mi
- Fratt: 8.3 mi
- Adkins: 12.2 mi
- Coker: 13.2 mi
- Lone Oak Community: 14.0 mi
- Carpenter: 14.1 mi
- Menoo Woods: 0.3 mi
- Bracken Cave Preserve: 9.1 mi
- James C. Curry Nature Center: 19.9 mi
- Bird of Prey: 21.4 mi
- Medallion Park: 22.3 mi
- Medicine Wall: 17.1 mi
- Canyon Lake Spillway Gorge: 20.7 mi
- Red Bluff: 21.9 mi
- The Picnic Place: 7.5 mi
- Alumni Pavillion: 19.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.4 miles of Schertz. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Devils Hill | NNW 328° | 466 m | 19.7 mi |
| High Hill | WNW 296° | 456 m | 19.1 mi |
| Leon Hill | WNW 291° | 451 m | 18.7 mi |
| Butte Hill | WNW 300° | 449 m | 19.6 mi |
| Sykes Hill | WNW 299° | 449 m | 19.8 mi |
| Aue Hill | WNW 289° | 444 m | 21.8 mi |
| Palmtree Hill | WNW 301° | 442 m | 21.0 mi |
| Bullis Hill | WNW 286° | 440 m | 20.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:38 | 19:13 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 06:34 | 20:02 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 19:00 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 17:03 | 17:39 |
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 | 57 | 62 | 69 | 76 | 82 | 85 | 85 | 79 | 72 | 61 | 53 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Randolph AFB, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12403617464
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