Sunshine Ranch
Sunshine Ranch is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 238 m. Mount Smith stands 578 m to the northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Ward Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 1.2 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 2010
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 1.2 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
- 15.1 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Ward Park: 0.3 mi
- Old Spanish Walking Trails: 0.6 mi
- Balcones Heights Park: 0.7 mi
- Monticello Park: 1.0 mi
- Lee's Creek Park: 1.0 mi
- Hillcrest: 1.2 mi
- Ninemile Hill: 3.3 mi
- Prickly Pear Hill: 8.7 mi
- Eisenhower Lookout: 10.3 mi
- Bush Hill: 10.5 mi
- Old Spanish Trail City Limit Marker and Bench: 0.5 mi
- Woodlawn Lake Centennial Garden: 1.7 mi
- Woodlawn Lake Park Entrance: 1.7 mi
- Wesley Peacock House: 1.8 mi
- St. Mary's University: 1.8 mi
- Centro Cultural Aztlan Galeria Expresion: 1.9 mi
- Artpace: 4.6 mi
- Visitor's Center Museum: 4.6 mi
- Centro de Artes: 4.7 mi
- Spanish Governor's Palace: 4.8 mi
- Woodlawn Lake Park Entrance: 1.7 mi
- Spineway: 2.0 mi
- Saint Mary's University Rattler: 2.0 mi
- Woodlawn Lake Lighthouse: 2.0 mi
- Beacon Hill Obelisk: 2.6 mi
- Scobee Planetarium: 3.7 mi
- Terror Mansion: 3.9 mi
- Murchison Tower: 4.0 mi
- Pirate Ship: 4.2 mi
- Japanese Tea Garden: 4.4 mi
- Frost Gardens: 4.6 mi
- Alamo Heights Community Garden: 4.6 mi
- McNutt River Gardens: 4.6 mi
- Native Plant Wildscape Demonstration Garden: 5.4 mi
- San Antonio Botanical Garden: 5.6 mi
- San Pedro Spring: 3.5 mi
- Huesta Springs: 11.9 mi
- Panther Springs: 14.2 mi
- Government Canyon Springs: 14.8 mi
- Morales Spring: 16.2 mi
- Coker: 6.6 mi
- Fratt: 9.5 mi
- Adkins: 19.6 mi
- Lone Oak Community: 19.8 mi
- Honey Creek: 22.9 mi
- Bird of Prey: 7.8 mi
- Medallion Park: 10.2 mi
- Cedar Creek: 11.4 mi
- Rancho Diana Park: 11.4 mi
- Mitchell Lake Audubon Center: 12.5 mi
- Alumni Pavillion: 1.8 mi
- The Picnic Place: 10.3 mi
- Medicine Wall: 8.8 mi
- Devils Bluff: 24.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.5 miles of Sunshine Ranch. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Smith | NW 319° | 578 m | 19.5 mi |
| Twin Mountains | NW 312° | 546 m | 19.4 mi |
| Black Hill | NW 306° | 484 m | 13.8 mi |
| Round Hill | NNW 330° | 465 m | 17.1 mi |
| Cross Mountain | NNW 331° | 460 m | 14.7 mi |
| High Hill | N 358° | 456 m | 14.5 mi |
| Leon Hill | N 356° | 451 m | 13.1 mi |
| Sykes Hill | N 357° | 449 m | 15.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:15 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 06:36 | 20:03 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 19:01 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 17:05 | 17:41 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 52 | 56 | 62 | 69 | 76 | 82 | 84 | 85 | 79 | 71 | 60 | 53 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 2.5 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Antonio Incarnate Word, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12395077396
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