Site of the Mission San Ildefonso
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. 129 named places lie within 25 miles, 8 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 1936
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 20.3 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
129 named places within 25 miles
- Site of Mission San Francisco Xavier de Los Dolores: 1.4 mi
- Site of the Mission Nuestra Senora de la Candelaria: 1.8 mi
- Apache Pass River Crossing: 2.8 mi
- Bushdale Community: 2.9 mi
- Sharp Cemetery: 5.0 mi
- 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
- 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
- Bushdale: 2.9 mi
- Nile: 3.9 mi
- Bryant Station: 12.6 mi
- Donahoe: 16.9 mi
- Clarkson: 23.2 mi
- Milam County Historical Jail Museum: 12.9 mi
- Milam County Historical Museum: 13.0 mi
- Coupland Museum: 16.9 mi
- The Dan Moody Museum Home & Garden: 20.7 mi
- Mayfield-Dobbs Museum: 23.0 mi
- Pecan Grove Wildlife Area: 14.0 mi
- Sore Finger Wildlife Area: 16.5 mi
- Granger Wildlife Management Area: 17.4 mi
- Willis Creek Wildlife Area: 18.5 mi
- San Gabriel Wildlife Area: 19.0 mi
- Yellow Bluff: 18.9 mi
- Comanche Bluff: 19.4 mi
- Taylor Liberty Garden: 20.8 mi
- Bill Picket: 20.8 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yegua Benchmark | SSW 194° | 232 m | 24.7 mi |
| Taylor Mountain | E 97° | 196 m | 11.7 mi |
| Hart Mountain | E 90° | 194 m | 12.0 mi |
| Wilson Hill | ENE 69° | 164 m | 17.5 mi |
| Eland Rough | ENE 74° | 150 m | 19.1 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | ENE 66° | 150 m | 22.5 mi |
| Long Mountain | ENE 67° | 140 m | 23.1 mi |
| Clay Hill | S 190° | 138 m | 18.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:08 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:27 | 20:00 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:55 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 16:55 | 17:32 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Dec.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 50 | 55 | 61 | 68 | 75 | 81 | 83 | 84 | 79 | 69 | 60 | 52 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 5.3 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 3.1 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cameron, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12452343220
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