Waring Schoolhouse
Waring Schoolhouse is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 409 m. Turkey Knob stands 623 m to the southwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Brownsboro Cemetery, a historic site 2.1 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 19 miles off.
The story
Historic place in Waring, Kendall County, Texas.
Wikidata Q110023593, matched on coordinates and name (140 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1986
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 18.7 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Brownsboro Cemetery: 2.1 mi
- Beseler Family: 3.2 mi
- Nicolaus Zink: 4.5 mi
- Hygieostatic Bat Roost: 4.9 mi
- Ottmar von Behr: 5.2 mi
- James Kiehl River Bend Park: 2.3 mi
- Comfort Park: 6.6 mi
- Sisterdale Valley District: 6.8 mi
- Boerne City Lake Park: 8.9 mi
- Kreutzberg Canyon Natural Area: 10.3 mi
- Schleicher Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Jungfrau Hill: 3.3 mi
- Ring Mountain: 5.1 mi
- Cedar Mountain: 5.8 mi
- Mount Rigi: 5.9 mi
- Wenzel Spring: 8.4 mi
- Comanche Spring: 8.9 mi
- Champee Spring: 9.8 mi
- Bear Springs: 14.4 mi
- Dripping Vat Spring: 14.8 mi
- Welfare: 2.4 mi
- Ammans Crossing: 8.9 mi
- Bankersmith: 12.0 mi
- Currey's Creek: 13.0 mi
- Grapetown: 13.6 mi
- Agricultural Heritage Museum: 9.7 mi
- Texas Rangers Heritage Center: 20.5 mi
- Kerr Arts & Cultural Center: 21.1 mi
- Schreiner Mansion - Historic Site and Event Center: 21.1 mi
- Frontier Times Museum: 22.3 mi
- Kerr County Eastbound Rest Area: 15.0 mi
- Kerr County Westbound Rest Area: 15.0 mi
- Gillespie County Ranch Road 1 Rest Area: 21.8 mi
- Gillespie County US 290 Rest Area: 22.8 mi
- Cascade Caverns: 15.1 mi
- Lukenbach General Store and Post Office: 15.9 mi
- The Cross at Kerrville: 20.3 mi
- Fort Martin Scott Historic Site: 20.6 mi
- Gaddis Bluff: 7.1 mi
- Ravenhead: 14.5 mi
- Joes Point: 16.1 mi
- Cave Without a Name: 12.0 mi
- Albert & Bessie Kronkosky State Natural Area: 14.5 mi
- Scenic Canyon: 23.7 mi
- Gazebo for Albert Steves: 5.0 mi
- Lupe: 21.3 mi
- SR 173 Roadside Picnic Area: 18.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.2 miles of Waring Schoolhouse. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey Knob | SW 218° | 623 m | 10.3 mi |
| Big Hill | N 360° | 612 m | 10.5 mi |
| Round Top | WSW 249° | 611 m | 16.3 mi |
| Broad Mountain | NW 305° | 596 m | 8.9 mi |
| Mount Medina | WSW 246° | 596 m | 21.1 mi |
| State Mountain | WSW 241° | 594 m | 15.4 mi |
| Sunset Mountain | WSW 244° | 592 m | 17.7 mi |
| Wolkenburg | WNW 286° | 589 m | 10.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:16 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 06:36 | 20:05 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 19:02 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 17:04 | 17:41 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Dec.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 49 | 53 | 60 | 66 | 73 | 79 | 82 | 82 | 77 | 68 | 58 | 50 |
| Precip in | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 5.3 | 3.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boerne, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12438058183
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