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The Wiemers Oak

The Wiemers Oak from directly overhead

The Wiemers Oak is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 254 m. Flag Mountain stands 604 m to the north-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is New Fountain United Methodist Church, a historic site 0.7 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 1.8 miles off. 37 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Built
1977
Material
aluminium
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates29.37682, -99.05882
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks: 47
  • T.A. Lopez Park: 4.7 mi
  • Memorial Square Park: 5.4 mi
  • Sunset Park: 5.8 mi
  • Hondo City Park: 5.9 mi
  • Hondo Recreation Park: 6.0 mi
Peaks: 37
  • Schmidt Hill: 3.3 mi
  • Indian Hill: 8.0 mi
  • Clousley Hill: 8.9 mi
  • Dan Hill: 10.6 mi
  • Chimney Hill: 11.1 mi
Attractions: 17
Springs: 12
  • Moccasin Spring: 14.4 mi
  • Indian Spring: 14.6 mi
  • Pecan Spring: 19.1 mi
  • Bowl Spring: 20.1 mi
  • Bear Spring: 20.8 mi
Cliffs: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 3
Nature reserves: 1
Museums: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Wiemers Oak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Flag MountainNNW 327°604 m20.2 mi
Split MountainNW 309°604 m24.5 mi
Saathoff MountainNW 311°601 m20.5 mi
Chalk MountainNNW 333°601 m24.5 mi
Texas MountainNW 317°596 m20.7 mi
Sugarloaf MountainNNW 330°577 m23.8 mi
Split MountainNW 313°547 m21.1 mi
Round MountainNW 311°546 m20.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4119:1719:48
June solstice06:3820:0520:40
September equinox07:2519:0319:34
December solstice07:2717:0717:43

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F525764707682848580726153
Precip in1.51.52.42.44.43.52.62.43.73.01.81.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hondo, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/6341614132

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