The Grapetown School
The Grapetown School is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 531 m. Cherry Mountain stands 660 m to the north-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Ferdinand Hohenberger Farmstead, a historic site 1.4 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 5.4 miles off.
The story
Historic place in Fredericksburg, Gillespie County, Texas.
Wikidata Q110024513, matched on coordinates and name (208 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1984
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 5.4 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Ferdinand Hohenberger Farmstead: 1.4 mi
- Luckenbach: 4.3 mi
- Engel Family: 4.3 mi
- Luckenbach School: 4.6 mi
- Jakob (Jacob) Brodbeck: 4.9 mi
- Big Hill: 3.1 mi
- Dunners Mountain: 7.7 mi
- Bust Buttes: 8.7 mi
- Schneider Hill: 8.9 mi
- Kordzik Hills: 9.3 mi
- Fort Martin Scott: 7.2 mi
- Oak Crest Park: 8.2 mi
- Lady Bird Johnson Municipal Park: 8.6 mi
- Old Fair Park: 9.0 mi
- Gillespie County Park: 9.4 mi
- Bankersmith: 1.6 mi
- Grapetown: 3.0 mi
- Cain City: 3.4 mi
- Luckenbach: 4.3 mi
- Zodiac: 5.5 mi
- Texas Rangers Heritage Center: 7.0 mi
- Admiral Nimitz Museum: 9.0 mi
- National Museum of the Pacific War: 9.1 mi
- Pioneer Museum: 9.7 mi
- Sauer-Beckmann Living History Farm: 13.1 mi
- Wenzel Spring: 7.6 mi
- Dripping Vat Spring: 9.4 mi
- Marschall Spring: 14.6 mi
- Trough Spring: 15.6 mi
- Rock Pasture Spring: 18.9 mi
- Lukenbach General Store and Post Office: 4.3 mi
- Fort Martin Scott Historic Site: 7.2 mi
- The Cross at Kerrville: 18.4 mi
- Canyons Off Road Park: 22.1 mi
- Gillespie County Ranch Road 1 Rest Area: 11.7 mi
- Gillespie County US 290 Rest Area: 13.8 mi
- Kerr County Westbound Rest Area: 14.0 mi
- Kerr County Eastbound Rest Area: 14.1 mi
- Gaddis Bluff: 13.4 mi
- Ravenhead: 16.2 mi
- Joes Point: 24.1 mi
- Gazebo for Albert Steves: 13.0 mi
- Lupe: 20.8 mi
- Roos Falls: 13.7 mi
- The Gardens at the Ridge: 20.3 mi
- Cave Without a Name: 21.7 mi
- SR 173 Roadside Picnic Area: 24.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.3 miles of The Grapetown School. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cherry Mountain | NNW 341° | 660 m | 17.9 mi |
| Turkey Knob | SSW 194° | 623 m | 22.3 mi |
| Big Hill | SSE 166° | 612 m | 3.1 mi |
| Buckeye Point | NW 325° | 601 m | 23.0 mi |
| Schlaudt Hills | NNW 330° | 597 m | 10.9 mi |
| Broad Mountain | SW 218° | 596 m | 10.6 mi |
| Cedarhead | N 352° | 595 m | 11.2 mi |
| Bell Mountain | NNE 16° | 594 m | 21.5 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 | 20:05 | 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, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12403614829
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