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The Pershing Chinese

The Pershing Chinese from directly overhead

The Pershing Chinese is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 226 m. Black Hill stands 484 m to the west-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Pershing Park, a park 0.8 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 4.7 miles off.

What the record says

Built
2009
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

How to reach it

Coordinates29.44776, -98.44362

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Pershing Park: 0.8 mi
  • Woodard Park: 0.8 mi
  • Gene Flores Park: 0.9 mi
  • White Park: 1.1 mi
  • Belmeade Park: 1.2 mi
Peaks
  • Calf Hill: 5.9 mi
  • Hillcrest: 7.8 mi
  • Prickly Pear Hill: 9.1 mi
  • Ninemile Hill: 9.2 mi
  • Theis Hill: 9.4 mi
Museums: 58
Attractions: 48
Artworks: 42
  • Sunken Garden Gate: 2.2 mi
  • F.I.S.H.: 2.4 mi
  • The Grotto by Carlos Cortes: 2.4 mi
  • Magic Stones: 2.6 mi
  • William Barret Travis: 3.0 mi
Gardens: 16
  • Japanese Peace Garden: 1.1 mi
  • San Antonio Botanical Garden: 1.2 mi
  • Gardopia Gardens: 1.8 mi
  • Alamo Heights Community Garden: 2.8 mi
  • Frost Gardens: 3.1 mi
Ghost towns: 11
Springs: 10
  • San Pedro Spring: 3.5 mi
  • Devine Spring: 15.8 mi
  • Walnut Spring: 16.3 mi
  • Cherry Spring: 16.5 mi
  • Indian Springs: 16.7 mi
Nature reserves: 9
Picnic sites: 2
Cliffs: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.0 miles of The Pershing Chinese. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black HillWNW 300°484 m20.2 mi
Round HillNW 318°465 m22.4 mi
Cross MountainNW 318°460 m20.0 mi
High HillNNW 337°456 m17.9 mi
Leon HillNNW 335°451 m16.7 mi
Sykes HillNNW 339°449 m19.2 mi
Butte HillNNW 340°449 m19.3 mi
Aue HillNNW 326°444 m18.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3819:1419:46
June solstice06:3520:0220:37
September equinox07:2319:0019:32
December solstice07:2517:0417:40

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12395184234

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