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Three Rivers

Three Rivers from directly overhead

Three Rivers is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 45 m. Tordillo Hills stands 153 m to the north, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Felix Longoria, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. 85 named places lie within 25 miles, 8 of them named summits.

What the record says

Built
1967
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates28.46111, -98.18293

85 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 11
  • Kopplin Park: 0.4 mi
  • Aristeo Ponce Park: 0.4 mi
  • Tips Park: 0.5 mi
  • Montgomery Park: 1.0 mi
  • Choke Canyon State Park - South Shore Unit: 4.2 mi
Peaks: 8
  • Comanche Hills: 6.7 mi
  • Odom Hill: 11.0 mi
  • Opossum Hill: 14.7 mi
  • Lipan Hills: 17.2 mi
  • San Caja Hill: 18.1 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Museums: 2
  • Grace Armantrout Museum: 10.8 mi
  • McMullen County Historical Museum: 22.3 mi
Gardens: 1
Attractions: 1
  • Geronimo: 9.7 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tordillo HillsN153 m23.9 mi
San Caja HillSW146 m18.1 mi
Opossum HillWNW114 m14.7 mi
Odom HillENE110 m11.0 mi
Lipan HillsNNW101 m17.2 mi
Register HillW87 m23.3 mi
Comanche HillsNNW74 m6.7 mi
Balania HillSE64 m23.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1319:45
June solstice06:3719:5920:34
September equinox07:2219:0019:31
December solstice07:2217:0617:41

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F535864707883858580736355
Precip in1.51.42.42.03.02.72.81.73.62.31.51.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Choke Canyon DAM, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/6179641138

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