The Easter Fires
The Easter Fires is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 491 m. Cherry Mountain stands 660 m to the north-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Texas Rangers Heritage Center, a museum 1.1 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail runs past it.
What the record says
- Built
- 1968
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- On the Texas Hill Country Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Site of Fort Martin Scott: 1.3 mi
- The Pinta Trail: 1.5 mi
- Christian Methodist Episcopal Church: 2.9 mi
- Ressmann-Boos House: 3.0 mi
- Kloth-Ludwig Home: 3.1 mi
- Kordzik Hills: 3.2 mi
- Schneider Hill: 3.6 mi
- Henke Hill: 3.6 mi
- Schuessler Hill: 3.6 mi
- Schuetzen Hill: 4.0 mi
- Fort Martin Scott: 1.2 mi
- Old Fair Park: 3.3 mi
- Marktplatz von Fredericksburg: 3.7 mi
- Gillespie County Park: 3.7 mi
- Oak Crest Park: 4.1 mi
- Zodiac: 2.5 mi
- Cain City: 2.9 mi
- Blumenthal: 5.6 mi
- Luckenbach: 5.9 mi
- Pedernales: 6.8 mi
- Texas Rangers Heritage Center: 1.1 mi
- Admiral Nimitz Museum: 3.2 mi
- National Museum of the Pacific War: 3.3 mi
- Pioneer Museum: 3.9 mi
- LBJ Museum: 12.5 mi
- Marschall Spring: 9.0 mi
- Dripping Vat Spring: 11.9 mi
- Rock Pasture Spring: 12.8 mi
- Wenzel Spring: 13.3 mi
- Cherry Spring: 15.8 mi
- Gaddis Bluff: 18.7 mi
- Ravenhead: 19.7 mi
- Indian Point: 21.6 mi
- Welge Poing: 22.3 mi
- Brockmann Point: 22.8 mi
- Fort Martin Scott Historic Site: 1.2 mi
- Lukenbach General Store and Post Office: 6.1 mi
- Canyons Off Road Park: 16.0 mi
- The Cross at Kerrville: 20.1 mi
- Gillespie County Ranch Road 1 Rest Area: 10.8 mi
- Gillespie County US 290 Rest Area: 13.4 mi
- Kerr County Westbound Rest Area: 17.0 mi
- Kerr County Eastbound Rest Area: 17.2 mi
- Gazebo for Albert Steves: 18.6 mi
- Lupe: 22.8 mi
- Roos Falls: 7.7 mi
- The Gardens at the Ridge: 20.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.9 miles of The Easter Fires. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cherry Mountain | NNW 336° | 660 m | 11.9 mi |
| Big Hill | S 169° | 612 m | 9.2 mi |
| Cedar Mountain | NNW 344° | 608 m | 17.5 mi |
| Buckeye Point | NW 316° | 601 m | 17.7 mi |
| Schlaudt Hills | NW 308° | 597 m | 5.7 mi |
| Broad Mountain | SSW 201° | 596 m | 15.5 mi |
| Cedarhead | N 353° | 595 m | 5.1 mi |
| Bell Mountain | NNE 25° | 594 m | 16.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:16 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 06:35 | 20:06 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 19:02 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 17:04 | 17:40 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 47 | 51 | 58 | 66 | 73 | 79 | 82 | 82 | 76 | 67 | 56 | 49 |
| Precip in | 1.6 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 4.3 | 3.0 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 2.2 | 2.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fredericksburg, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12403614832
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