Fort Sam Houston Museum
Fort Sam Houston Museum is a museum in Texas, at a recorded elevation of 221 m. Black Hill stands 484 m to the west-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is St. Paul's Epsicopal Church, a historic site 0.4 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 4.7 miles off.
The story
historic district in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas
Wikidata Q42304857, matched on coordinates and name (94 m apart).
What the record says
- Elevation
- 221 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- 4.7 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
- 10.5 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- St. Paul's Epsicopal Church: 0.4 mi
- Belgian Transit of Venus Observation Site: 0.4 mi
- Bullis House: 0.4 mi
- Ludwig Mahncke: 0.7 mi
- Acequia de Arriba: 0.9 mi
- Mahncke Park: 0.7 mi
- Gene Flores Park: 0.8 mi
- Brackenridge Park: 0.8 mi
- Davis Park: 0.9 mi
- San Antonio River Walk - Museum Reach: 0.9 mi
- Hillcrest: 6.5 mi
- Calf Hill: 7.3 mi
- Ninemile Hill: 8.0 mi
- Prickly Pear Hill: 8.2 mi
- Theis Hill: 9.7 mi
- The DoSeum: 0.5 mi
- South Texas Museum of Popular Culture "TexPop": 0.5 mi
- B. Naylor Morton Research and Collections Center: 0.9 mi
- HEBuddy Treehouse: 0.9 mi
- The Witte Museum: 0.9 mi
- River boat boarding: 1.0 mi
- Japanese Tea Garden: 1.1 mi
- Blue Hole: 1.4 mi
- Murchison Tower: 1.4 mi
- boat ride boarding: 1.5 mi
- Sunken Garden Gate: 1.1 mi
- F.I.S.H.: 1.1 mi
- The Grotto by Carlos Cortes: 1.1 mi
- Magic Stones: 1.5 mi
- William Barret Travis: 1.9 mi
- Japanese Peace Garden: 0.8 mi
- San Antonio Botanical Garden: 0.9 mi
- Gardopia Gardens: 1.5 mi
- Frost Gardens: 1.9 mi
- McNutt River Gardens: 2.0 mi
- Fratt: 6.4 mi
- Coker: 7.7 mi
- Adkins: 14.3 mi
- Lone Oak Community: 14.5 mi
- Carpenter: 17.6 mi
- San Pedro Spring: 2.1 mi
- Devine Spring: 16.1 mi
- Walnut Spring: 16.5 mi
- Huesta Springs: 16.6 mi
- Cherry Spring: 16.7 mi
- Mitchell Lake Audubon Center: 10.2 mi
- Bird of Prey: 12.6 mi
- Menoo Woods: 14.4 mi
- Medina River Natural Area: 14.6 mi
- Medallion Park: 14.8 mi
- Alumni Pavillion: 5.8 mi
- The Picnic Place: 7.6 mi
- Medicine Wall: 11.9 mi
- Red Bluff: 22.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.6 miles of Fort Sam Houston Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Hill | WNW 302° | 484 m | 19.0 mi |
| Round Hill | NW 321° | 465 m | 21.5 mi |
| Cross Mountain | NW 321° | 460 m | 19.1 mi |
| High Hill | NNW 341° | 456 m | 17.4 mi |
| Leon Hill | NNW 339° | 451 m | 16.1 mi |
| Sykes Hill | NNW 342° | 449 m | 18.7 mi |
| Butte Hill | NNW 344° | 449 m | 18.9 mi |
| Aue Hill | NNW 330° | 444 m | 17.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:14 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 06:35 | 20:03 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 19:00 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 17:04 | 17:40 |
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 | 56 | 62 | 69 | 76 | 82 | 84 | 85 | 79 | 71 | 60 | 53 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 2.5 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Antonio Incarnate Word, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/368165769
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