Schwarz Building
Schwarz Building is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 519 m. Cherry Mountain stands 660 m to the north-northwest, 8.4 miles off. The nearest named place is William Wahrmund House, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Hill Country Trail runs past it.
The story
Historic place in Fredericksburg, Gillespie County, Texas.
Wikidata Q107318676, matched on coordinates and name (22 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1981
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- On the Texas Hill Country Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- William Wahrmund House: 0.0 mi
- Schmidt-Dietz Building: 0.0 mi
- Little Rock House: 0.0 mi
- Albert Lee Patton Building: 0.0 mi
- Hoerster Building: 0.1 mi
- Schneider Hill: 1.1 mi
- Cross Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Hotopp Hills: 1.5 mi
- Schlaudt Hills: 2.1 mi
- Kordzik Hills: 2.3 mi
- Marktplatz von Fredericksburg: 0.1 mi
- Gillespie County Park: 0.1 mi
- Old Fair Park: 0.5 mi
- Fort Martin Scott: 2.6 mi
- Oak Crest Park: 2.8 mi
- Pioneer Museum: 0.2 mi
- National Museum of the Pacific War: 0.5 mi
- Admiral Nimitz Museum: 0.6 mi
- Texas Rangers Heritage Center: 2.7 mi
- LBJ Museum: 15.1 mi
- Zodiac: 6.0 mi
- Pedernales: 6.3 mi
- Cain City: 6.6 mi
- Blumenthal: 8.8 mi
- Morris Ranch: 9.2 mi
- Marschall Spring: 7.9 mi
- Rock Pasture Spring: 9.7 mi
- Cherry Spring: 12.2 mi
- Dripping Vat Spring: 12.8 mi
- Trough Spring: 15.3 mi
- Indian Point: 17.9 mi
- Welge Poing: 18.5 mi
- Brockmann Point: 19.0 mi
- Ravenhead: 20.8 mi
- Gaddis Bluff: 21.0 mi
- Fort Martin Scott Historic Site: 2.6 mi
- Lukenbach General Store and Post Office: 9.8 mi
- Canyons Off Road Park: 12.6 mi
- The Cross at Kerrville: 20.0 mi
- Gillespie County Ranch Road 1 Rest Area: 13.5 mi
- Gillespie County US 290 Rest Area: 16.0 mi
- Kerr County Westbound Rest Area: 17.9 mi
- Kerr County Eastbound Rest Area: 18.0 mi
- Gazebo for Albert Steves: 21.2 mi
- Lupe: 22.7 mi
- Roos Falls: 4.5 mi
- The Gardens at the Ridge: 19.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.6 miles of Schwarz Building. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cherry Mountain | NNW 343° | 660 m | 8.4 mi |
| Roundhead | WNW 303° | 653 m | 9.6 mi |
| Lehmann Mountain | NW 315° | 623 m | 17.5 mi |
| Big Hill | SSE 161° | 612 m | 12.6 mi |
| Cedar Mountain | N 350° | 608 m | 14.2 mi |
| Buckeye Point | NW 315° | 601 m | 14.0 mi |
| County Line Hill | NNW 331° | 601 m | 17.4 mi |
| Schlaudt Hills | WNW 286° | 597 m | 2.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:16 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 06:35 | 20:06 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:25 | 19:02 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 17:04 | 17:40 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 47 | 51 | 58 | 66 | 73 | 79 | 82 | 82 | 76 | 67 | 56 | 49 |
| Precip in | 1.6 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 4.3 | 3.0 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 2.2 | 2.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fredericksburg, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12403614886
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