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The Grapetown School

The Grapetown School from directly overhead

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

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates30.14809, -98.81818

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Big Hill: 3.1 mi
  • No Name Hills: 4.5 mi
  • Dunners Mountain: 7.7 mi
  • Bust Buttes: 8.7 mi
  • Schneider Hill: 8.9 mi
Parks: 45
Ghost towns: 13
Museums: 11
  • 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
Springs: 8
  • 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
Attractions: 4
Cliffs: 3
Artworks: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • Picnic Area: 13.0 mi
  • SR 173 Roadside Picnic Area: 24.6 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Roos Falls: 13.7 mi
Gardens: 1
  • The Gardens at the Ridge: 20.3 mi
Nature reserves: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.0 miles of The Grapetown School. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cherry MountainNNW 341°660 m17.9 mi
RoundheadNW 321°653 m18.1 mi
Turkey KnobSSW 194°623 m22.3 mi
Big HillSSE 166°612 m3.1 mi
Buckeye PointNW 325°601 m23.0 mi
Schlaudt HillsNNW 330°597 m10.9 mi
Broad MountainSW 218°596 m10.6 mi
CedarheadN 352°595 m11.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4019:1619:47
June solstice06:3520:0520:41
September equinox07:2419:0219:33
December solstice07:2817:0417:40

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F475158667379828276675649
Precip in1.61.82.52.64.33.01.92.43.33.12.22.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fredericksburg, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12403614829

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