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Site of Early Settlement Known as The Ditch

Site of Early Settlement Known as The Ditch from directly overhead

Site of Early Settlement Known as The Ditch is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 256 m. Davenport Hill stands 535 m to the north-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Site of Fort Inge, a historic site 4.5 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 6.4 miles off. 96 named places lie within 25 miles, 35 of them named summits.

The record

What the record says

Built
1970
Material
aluminium
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates29.14467, -99.70252
Around it

96 named places within 25 miles

Historic sites: 47
Peaks: 35
  • Inge Mountain: 4.6 mi
  • Rocky Hill: 7.3 mi
  • Batesville Hill: 8.0 mi
  • Big Mountain: 8.5 mi
  • Lone Tree Hill: 9.9 mi
Parks: 7
  • American Legion Park: 5.9 mi
  • Uvalde Memorial Park: 6.5 mi
  • Memorial Park: 6.6 mi
  • DeLeon Park: 6.8 mi
  • El Jardin de los Heroes: 7.1 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Memorial Park: 6.5 mi
Museums: 1
Rest areas: 1
Cliffs: 1
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Site of Early Settlement Known as The Ditch. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Davenport HillNNW 346°535 m22.7 mi
Sinks HillNNE 11°465 m24.1 mi
Flag MountainNNW 345°455 m19.0 mi
Green MountainNNW 340°442 m18.5 mi
Ringtail MountainNNE 20°416 m24.2 mi
The Shut-InN 359°412 m24.4 mi
Black HillNNW 340°405 m17.5 mi
Asphalt MountainWNW 283°392 m21.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4419:1919:51
June solstice06:4120:0720:42
September equinox07:2819:0519:37
December solstice07:2917:1017:46

Local time (America/Chicago).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/6285103316

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