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Spanish Road to Santa Fe, 1808

Spanish Road to Santa Fe, 1808 from directly overhead

Spanish Road to Santa Fe, 1808 is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 531 m. Hermans Point stands 684 m to the east, 6.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Steamboat Mountain, a peak 2.4 miles away. Texas Forts Trail passes 23 miles off. 21 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1967
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

How to reach it

Coordinates30.44239, -99.37021

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 21
  • Steamboat Mountain: 2.4 mi
  • Hermans Point: 6.7 mi
  • Monument Mountain: 9.6 mi
  • Swayback Mountain: 11.3 mi
  • Nixon Mountain: 13.1 mi
Springs: 11
  • Falls Prong Spring: 5.3 mi
  • Garden Spring: 5.7 mi
  • The Big Springs: 6.5 mi
  • The Big Springs: 6.5 mi
  • Bierschwale Spring: 8.2 mi
Cliffs: 7
Parks: 6
  • Harper Community Park: 12.1 mi
  • Wolf Caves Offroad Park: 22.4 mi
  • Wolf Caves Entrance to Offroad Area: 22.5 mi
  • Schreiner Park: 23.5 mi
  • Hill Country Fair Grounds: 23.5 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Rest areas: 4
Museums: 3
  • Pioneer Memorial Museum: 12.1 mi
  • Mason County Museum: 22.4 mi
  • Kimble County Historical Museum: 23.7 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Eckert James River Bat Cave Preserve: 8.9 mi
Gardens: 1
  • The Gardens at the Ridge: 24.1 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Spanish Road to Santa Fe, 1808. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hermans PointE 94°684 m6.7 mi
Monument MountainNNW 333°662 m9.6 mi
RoundheadESE 106°653 m22.4 mi
Lehmann MountainE 87°623 m17.2 mi
Steamboat MountainN 2°608 m2.4 mi
Double KnobsN 2°606 m24.8 mi
Round TopW 278°604 m24.8 mi
Buckeye PointE 94°601 m19.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4219:1819:49
June solstice06:3720:0820:43
September equinox07:2719:0419:36
December solstice07:3117:0517:42

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F475157657278818175665649
Precip in1.51.72.62.14.12.81.72.13.22.72.11.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Harper 3ene, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12438066305

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