Skip to content

Site of Town of New Ulm

Site of Town of New Ulm from directly overhead

Site of Town of New Ulm is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 122 m. Hellers Hill stands 168 m to the west-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Frnka Family Cemetery, a historic site 0.8 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 14 miles off. 132 named places lie within 25 miles, 9 of them named summits.

The story

Unincorporated community in Austin County, Texas, United States.

Wikidata Q7012183, matched on coordinates and name (213 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1936
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

How to reach it

Coordinates29.89411, -96.48989

132 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 38
  • Fayetteville City Park: 10.9 mi
  • Harmonie Park: 11.0 mi
  • Midtown Park Butterfly Garden: 13.1 mi
  • Columbus Garden Club Certified Butterfly Garden: 13.3 mi
  • Beason's Crossing Park: 13.4 mi
Peaks: 9
  • Rocky Hill: 9.5 mi
  • Live Oak Hill: 11.7 mi
  • Red Hill: 13.0 mi
  • Wilson Hill: 14.2 mi
  • Alley Hill: 15.9 mi
Attractions: 5
  • Pickard High School: 19.8 mi
  • San Felipe de Austin: 24.2 mi
  • YBR: 24.2 mi
  • 1824 Well: 24.2 mi
  • Museum: 24.3 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Cliffs: 2

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hellers HillWNW168 m20.3 mi
Homeyer MountainNNW139 m21.3 mi
Monument HillW138 m23.7 mi
Rocky HillWSW137 m9.5 mi
Live Oak HillWSW125 m11.7 mi
Red HillESE94 m13.0 mi
Wilson HillS71 m14.2 mi
Middle Brook HillSSE62 m18.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0619:38
June solstice06:2619:5620:31
September equinox07:1518:5219:24
December solstice07:1816:5517:31

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515662687681848479716153
Precip in3.72.83.33.84.85.12.93.33.34.74.03.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Columbus, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12389305573

More historic sites in Texas

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to Site of Town of New Ulm.

Byway plans around your taste, mapped places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens