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St. Philip's College

St. Philip's College from directly overhead

St. Philip's College is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 197 m. Black Hill stands 484 m to the northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Church of La Villita, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 6.4 miles off.

What the record says

Built
1976
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates29.42174, -98.48873

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Plaza de Valero: 0.2 mi
  • Tower Park: 0.3 mi
  • Main Plaza: 0.3 mi
  • King William Park: 0.4 mi
  • Travis Park: 0.4 mi
Peaks
  • Prickly Pear Hill: 6.0 mi
  • Hillcrest: 6.3 mi
  • Curly Hill: 7.5 mi
  • Red Oak Hill: 8.0 mi
  • Ninemile Hill: 8.4 mi
Museums: 58
Attractions: 48
  • La Villita: 0.0 mi
  • River boat boarding: 0.1 mi
  • Yanaguana Garden: 0.2 mi
  • River boat boarding: 0.3 mi
  • River boat boarding: 0.3 mi
Artworks: 42
Gardens: 16
  • McNutt River Gardens: 0.7 mi
  • Frost Gardens: 0.7 mi
  • Gardopia Gardens: 1.7 mi
  • Denver Heights Community Garden: 1.8 mi
  • Japanese Peace Garden: 3.1 mi
Ghost towns: 13
Springs: 10
  • San Pedro Spring: 1.9 mi
  • Huesta Springs: 17.1 mi
  • Scenic Park Pond: 17.6 mi
  • Devine Spring: 18.3 mi
  • Panther Springs: 18.3 mi
Nature reserves: 9
Picnic sites: 2
Cliffs: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.2 miles of St. Philip's College. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black HillNW 309°484 m18.9 mi
Round HillNNW 327°465 m22.2 mi
Cross MountainNNW 327°460 m19.8 mi
High HillNNW 347°456 m18.8 mi
Leon HillNNW 345°451 m17.4 mi
Sykes HillNNW 348°449 m20.1 mi
Butte HillN 349°449 m20.4 mi
Aue HillNNW 336°444 m18.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:1419:46
June solstice06:3620:0320:37
September equinox07:2319:0119:32
December solstice07:2517:0517:41

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F525662697682848579716053
Precip in2.21.92.42.34.43.62.42.43.93.92.52.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Antonio Incarnate Word, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/6541326037

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