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Schumacher Crossing on the Guadalupe River

Schumacher Crossing on the Guadalupe River from directly overhead

Schumacher Crossing on the Guadalupe River is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 532 m. Guadalupe stands 740 m to the west-southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Schumacher Crossing Rest Area, a picnic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail runs past it. 28 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Built
2003
Material
aluminium
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates30.06933, -99.32149
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks: 31
  • Lions Park: 4.3 mi
  • Cypress Park: 8.5 mi
  • Granger MacDonald Park: 8.9 mi
  • Lois Park: 8.9 mi
  • Elm Creek Park: 9.1 mi
Peaks: 28
  • Tivy Mountain: 12.2 mi
  • Red Hill: 12.8 mi
  • White Bluff: 13.1 mi
  • Edwards Peak: 13.6 mi
  • Pikes Peak: 14.5 mi
Springs: 14
  • Muskhog Spring: 6.0 mi
  • White Oak Spring: 7.4 mi
  • Bee Caves Spring: 8.9 mi
  • Cherry Spring: 10.0 mi
  • Joy Spring: 10.5 mi
Cliffs: 12
Rest areas: 5
Museums: 4
  • Schreiner Mansion - Historic Site and Event Center: 11.0 mi
  • Kerr Arts & Cultural Center: 11.0 mi
  • Pioneer Memorial Museum: 16.6 mi
  • Lone Star Motorcycle Museum: 24.2 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Schumacher Crossing Rest Area: 0.1 mi
  • SR 173 Roadside Picnic Area: 17.8 mi
  • Area C: 23.1 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Artworks: 2
  • Stonehenge II: 4.4 mi
  • Lupe: 10.7 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Gardens: 1
  • The Gardens at the Ridge: 11.1 mi
Attractions: 1
  • The Cross at Kerrville: 12.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Schumacher Crossing on the Guadalupe River. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
GuadalupeWSW 236°740 m19.0 mi
Red HillW 275°679 m12.8 mi
Gobblers KnobWNW 292°676 m23.6 mi
Chalk HillSSW 202°670 m23.9 mi
Edwards PeakSSE 156°666 m13.6 mi
Round MountainS 185°648 m23.0 mi
Round TopSE 131°611 m20.9 mi
Mount MedinaSE 145°596 m20.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4219:1819:49
June solstice06:3720:0720:42
September equinox07:2619:0419:35
December solstice07:3017:0617:42

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F455057647278818174655447

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hunt 10 W, 11 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12438098861

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