Historic site · Texas
USS Uvalde
USS Uvalde is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 279 m. Bald Mountain stands 574 m to the north-northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Memorial Park, a picnic site 0.4 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail runs past it. 109 named places lie within 25 miles, 43 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 1986
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
Coordinates29.21374, -99.77405
- On the Texas Hill Country Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Ol' Baldy viewpoint · 26 mi
- Overlook · 26 mi
109 named places within 25 miles
Historic sites: 48
- Rice Hotel and Saddlery: 0.7 mi
- The Uvalde "Leader-News": 0.7 mi
- Reading Wood Black: 0.7 mi
- Kincaid Hotel: 0.8 mi
- Uvalde County Courthouse: 0.8 mi
Peaks: 43
- Inge Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Rocky Hill: 3.4 mi
- Big Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Sevenmile Hill: 7.1 mi
- Black Mountain: 7.3 mi
Parks: 7
- Uvalde Memorial Park: 0.4 mi
- Memorial Park: 0.4 mi
- American Legion Park: 0.9 mi
- Esperanza Park: 1.4 mi
- DeLeon Park: 1.4 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Chalk Bluff: 16.1 mi
- Blacks Bluff: 21.1 mi
- Barrilla Bluff: 21.4 mi
- Seven Bluff: 22.4 mi
Nature reserves: 2
- Cooks Slough Nature Park: 2.2 mi
- Cooks Slough Nature Park: 2.3 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Memorial Park: 0.4 mi
Museums: 1
- Briscoe-Garner Museum: 1.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Dabney: 19.9 mi
Springs: 1
- Walnut Springs: 22.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Medina County Rest Area: 24.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of USS Uvalde. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Mountain | NNE 28° | 574 m | 23.5 mi |
| Double Knobs | NNW 327° | 572 m | 21.5 mi |
| Sycamore Mountain | NNW 330° | 562 m | 20.3 mi |
| Devils Backbone Mountain | N 2° | 549 m | 21.9 mi |
| Davenport Hill | N 356° | 535 m | 17.3 mi |
| Coffin Mountain | NNE 14° | 514 m | 24.2 mi |
| Fence Mountain | NW 309° | 504 m | 21.8 mi |
| Sinks Hill | NNE 26° | 465 m | 20.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:44 | 19:20 | 19:51 |
| June solstice | 06:41 | 20:07 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:28 | 19:06 | 19:37 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 17:10 | 17:46 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Where this comes from
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