Veterans Monument
Veterans Monument is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 271 m. Flag Mountain stands 604 m to the north-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Memorial Square Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 1.5 miles off. 126 named places lie within 25 miles, 29 of them named summits.
Monument honoring living and deceased veterans of WWI and WWII. Erected 1950.
How to reach it
- 1.5 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
126 named places within 25 miles
- Saint John The Evangelist Catholic Church: 0.1 mi
- Fohn-Bless Store: 0.2 mi
- Leinweber Building: 0.2 mi
- Hondo: 0.2 mi
- Fred Metzger House: 0.3 mi
- Fohn Hill: 7.6 mi
- Schmidt Hill: 8.4 mi
- Red Hill: 10.3 mi
- Clousley Hill: 12.4 mi
- Indian Hill: 13.4 mi
- Memorial Square Park: 0.0 mi
- Sunset Park: 0.5 mi
- Hondo Recreation Park: 0.6 mi
- T.A. Lopez Park: 0.7 mi
- Hondo City Park: 2.1 mi
- Indian Spring: 17.9 mi
- Moccasin Spring: 17.9 mi
- Bear Spring: 19.5 mi
- Twin Springs: 20.6 mi
- Pear Tree Spring: 23.2 mi
- Quihi: 7.4 mi
- Chinese Coal Mine: 21.6 mi
- Benton City: 24.5 mi
- Frio Town: 24.6 mi
- Barnes Bluff: 13.9 mi
- Eagle Bluff: 16.5 mi
- Mormon Bluff: 17.3 mi
- Devils Bluff: 18.9 mi
- Medina County Rest Area: 14.9 mi
- Medina County Southbound Rest Area: 21.6 mi
- Medina County Northbound Rest Area: 21.6 mi
- Hondo Welcome Sign: 0.4 mi
- Hill Country State Natural Area: 20.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Veterans Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flag Mountain | NNW 342° | 604 m | 20.0 mi |
| Saathoff Mountain | NNW 326° | 601 m | 18.9 mi |
| Chalk Mountain | NNW 345° | 601 m | 24.8 mi |
| Texas Mountain | NNW 332° | 596 m | 19.6 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | NNW 343° | 577 m | 23.8 mi |
| Split Mountain | NNW 327° | 547 m | 19.6 mi |
| Round Mountain | NNW 327° | 546 m | 18.5 mi |
| Town Mountain | N 7° | 532 m | 24.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:41 | 19:17 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 06:38 | 20:05 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 19:03 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 17:07 | 17:43 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 52 | 57 | 64 | 70 | 76 | 82 | 84 | 85 | 80 | 72 | 61 | 53 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hondo, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/4779530847
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