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Site of the Mission San Ildefonso

Site of the Mission San Ildefonso from directly overhead

Site of the Mission San Ildefonso is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 113 m. Yegua Benchmark stands 232 m to the south-southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Site of Mission San Francisco Xavier de Los Dolores, a historic site 1.4 miles away. Texas Brazos Trail passes 20 miles off. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1936
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates30.69010, -97.08963

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 43
  • Veterans Park: 4.8 mi
  • Fair Park & Rodeo Arena: 5.7 mi
  • Hale Park: 6.0 mi
  • Bridge Park: 6.0 mi
  • Thorndale City Park: 8.3 mi
Peaks: 8
  • Taylor Mountain: 11.7 mi
  • Hart Mountain: 12.0 mi
  • Wilson Hill: 17.5 mi
  • Clay Hill: 18.9 mi
  • Eland Rough: 19.1 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Museums: 6
Nature reserves: 5
Cliffs: 2
Gardens: 1
  • Taylor Liberty Garden: 20.8 mi
Artworks: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Site of the Mission San Ildefonso. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Yegua BenchmarkSSW 194°232 m24.7 mi
Taylor MountainE 97°196 m11.7 mi
Hart MountainE 90°194 m12.0 mi
Wilson HillENE 69°164 m17.5 mi
Eland RoughENE 74°150 m19.1 mi
Sugarloaf MountainENE 66°150 m22.5 mi
Long MountainENE 67°140 m23.1 mi
Clay HillS 190°138 m18.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3319:0819:40
June solstice06:2720:0020:35
September equinox07:1718:5519:26
December solstice07:2316:5517:32

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Dec.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F505561687581838479696052
Precip in2.62.32.92.35.33.62.62.53.94.33.13.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cameron, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12452343220

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