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Contemporary at Blue Star

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Contemporary at Blue Star is a museum in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 192 m. Black Hill stands 484 m to the northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Bent Easel Art Gallery, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 6.9 miles off.

What to expect

Fee
No
Step-free access
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates29.40853, -98.49525

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • San Antonio River Walk - Eagleland: 0.2 mi
  • Southtown Commons: 0.4 mi
  • Chris Park: 0.5 mi
  • Mustard Seed Plaza: 0.6 mi
  • King William Park: 0.6 mi
Peaks
  • Prickly Pear Hill: 5.0 mi
  • Curly Hill: 6.5 mi
  • Hillcrest: 6.7 mi
  • Red Oak Hill: 7.0 mi
  • Ninemile Hill: 9.0 mi
Museums: 57
  • Bent Easel Art Gallery: 0.0 mi
  • Magical Realism Photography Studio: 0.1 mi
  • Blue Star Contemporary Art Center: 0.1 mi
  • Stone Metal Press: 0.1 mi
  • Alba DeLeon Studio: 0.1 mi
Attractions: 48
Artworks: 42
  • Mockingbird Handprints: 0.1 mi
  • Stained Glass Water Tower: 0.4 mi
  • Possible: 0.4 mi
  • Tito Memorial Mural: 0.4 mi
  • Ghost Bike: 0.5 mi
Gardens: 16
  • McNutt River Gardens: 1.6 mi
  • Frost Gardens: 1.6 mi
  • Denver Heights Community Garden: 1.9 mi
  • Gardopia Gardens: 2.4 mi
  • Japanese Peace Garden: 4.1 mi
Ghost towns: 13
Springs: 10
  • San Pedro Spring: 2.7 mi
  • Scenic Park Pond: 16.9 mi
  • Huesta Springs: 17.5 mi
  • Panther Springs: 19.1 mi
  • Devine Spring: 19.3 mi
Nature reserves: 9
Picnic sites: 2
Cliffs: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.9 miles of Contemporary at Blue Star. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black HillNW 312°484 m19.2 mi
Round HillNNW 329°465 m22.8 mi
Cross MountainNNW 330°460 m20.4 mi
High HillN 349°456 m19.6 mi
Leon HillNNW 347°451 m18.2 mi
Sykes HillN 349°449 m20.9 mi
Butte HillN 351°449 m21.2 mi
Aue HillNNW 339°444 m19.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:1419:46
June solstice06:3620:0320:37
September equinox07:2319:0119:32
December solstice07:2517:0517:41

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F525662697682848579716053
Precip in2.21.92.42.34.43.62.42.43.93.92.52.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Antonio Incarnate Word, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/78603680

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