Site of Cost School
Site of Cost School is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 114 m. Kings Hill stands 228 m to the west, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Dikes Family Cemetery, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Independence Trail runs past it. 97 named places lie within 25 miles, 17 of them named summits.
The story
Human settlement in Gonzales County, Texas, United States of America.
Wikidata Q5174734, matched on coordinates and name (438 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 2006
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- On the Texas Independence Trail
97 named places within 25 miles
- Dikes Family Cemetery: 0.0 mi
- The First Shot Monument: 0.0 mi
- Site of the First Shot of the Texas Revolution: 0.0 mi
- James Hodges, Sr.: 4.6 mi
- Green Dewitt Cemetery: 5.1 mi
- Stevens Hill: 2.0 mi
- Santa Anna Mound: 5.1 mi
- Watson Hill: 6.2 mi
- Windy Hill: 12.7 mi
- Red Hill: 12.8 mi
- East Avenue Lions Park: 6.7 mi
- Palmetto State Park: 10.8 mi
- Smiley School Park: 13.3 mi
- Southside Park: 17.2 mi
- Zedler Mill Park South: 17.5 mi
- Old Jail Museum: 6.0 mi
- Gonzales Memorial Museum: 6.5 mi
- Central Texas Oil Patch Museum: 18.5 mi
- Luling Oil Museum: 18.5 mi
- Edwin Wolters Memorial Museum: 21.2 mi
- Monthalia: 5.6 mi
- Albuquerque: 20.3 mi
- Pandora: 23.1 mi
- Guadalupe County Eastbound Rest Area: 20.7 mi
- Guadalupe County Westbound Rest Area: 21.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Site of Cost School. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kings Hill | W 271° | 228 m | 24.6 mi |
| Round Mountain | N 3° | 214 m | 21.6 mi |
| Capote Knob | WNW 283° | 209 m | 16.6 mi |
| Capote Hills | W 281° | 181 m | 16.4 mi |
| Iron Mountains | N 2° | 171 m | 19.5 mi |
| Iron Peak | N 354° | 164 m | 15.7 mi |
| Frederick Mound | ENE 64° | 154 m | 24.2 mi |
| Van Cleave Mound | SSW 199° | 143 m | 18.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:11 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:32 | 19:59 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:57 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 17:01 | 17:37 |
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 | 51 | 55 | 62 | 68 | 76 | 82 | 84 | 85 | 79 | 71 | 60 | 53 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 4.7 | 3.4 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gonzales 2S, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12403603319
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