Site of the First Shot of the Texas Revolution
Site of the First Shot of the Texas Revolution is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 112 m. Kings Hill stands 228 m to the west, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is The First Shot Monument, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Independence Trail runs past it. 98 named places lie within 25 miles, 17 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 1936
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- On the Texas Independence Trail
98 named places within 25 miles
- The First Shot Monument: 0.0 mi
- Dikes Family Cemetery: 0.0 mi
- Site of Cost School: 0.0 mi
- James Hodges, Sr.: 4.7 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: 10.9 mi
- Smiley School Park: 13.3 mi
- Southside Park: 17.2 mi
- Zedler Mill Park South: 17.6 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 the First Shot of the Texas Revolution. 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 | 16.7 mi |
| Capote Hills | W 281° | 181 m | 16.5 mi |
| Iron Mountains | N 1° | 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/12403603308
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