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San Antonio Museum of Art, a museum in Texas
San Antonio Museum of Art, a museum in TexasNan Palmero from San Antonio, TX, USA · CC BY 2.0
San Antonio Museum of Art, a museum in Texas
Nan Palmero from San Antonio, TX, USA · CC BY 2.0
San Antonio Museum of Art, a museum in Texas
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San Antonio Museum of Art, a museum in Texas
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San Antonio Museum of Art, a museum in Texas
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San Antonio Museum of Art, a museum in Texas
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San Antonio Museum of Art is a museum in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 200 m. Black Hill stands 484 m to the northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is San Antonio River Walk - Museum Reach, a park 0.1 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 5.6 miles off.

About

The story

The San Antonio Museum of Art (SAMA) is an art museum in Downtown San Antonio, Texas, USA. The museum spans 5,000 years of global culture. The museum is housed in the historic former Lone Star Brewery (1886) on the Museum Reach of the San Antonio River Walk. Following a $7.2 million renovation, it opened to the public in March 1981.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Dates from 1981.

Wikidata Q1647706, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

Visiting

What to expect

Fee
Yes
Step-free access
Yes

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates29.43737, -98.48206
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • San Antonio River Walk - Museum Reach: 0.1 mi
  • Maverick Park: 0.2 mi
  • The Park at Pearl: 0.3 mi
  • Park at Pearl: 0.4 mi
  • Berkley V. & Vincent M. Dawson Park: 0.6 mi
Historic sites
Peaks
  • Hillcrest: 6.0 mi
  • Prickly Pear Hill: 7.1 mi
  • Ninemile Hill: 7.8 mi
  • Calf Hill: 8.2 mi
  • Curly Hill: 8.6 mi
Museums: 57
  • Visitor's Center Museum: 0.8 mi
  • San Antonio Fire Museum: 0.8 mi
  • Ralston Family Collections Center: 0.8 mi
  • Alamo Vistor Center and Museum (coming 2027): 0.8 mi
  • Buckhorn Saloon and Museum: 0.9 mi
Attractions: 48
  • boat ride boarding: 0.3 mi
  • River boat boarding: 0.4 mi
  • River boat boarding: 1.0 mi
  • River boat boarding: 1.0 mi
  • Terror Mansion: 1.0 mi
Artworks: 42
Gardens: 16
Ghost towns: 12
Springs: 10
  • San Pedro Spring: 1.4 mi
  • Huesta Springs: 16.5 mi
  • Devine Spring: 17.1 mi
  • Panther Springs: 17.3 mi
  • Walnut Spring: 17.5 mi
Nature reserves: 9
Picnic sites: 2
Cliffs: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.7 miles of San Antonio Museum of Art. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black HillNW 305°484 m18.6 mi
Round HillNW 324°465 m21.5 mi
Cross MountainNW 325°460 m19.1 mi
High HillNNW 345°456 m17.8 mi
Leon HillNNW 343°451 m16.5 mi
Sykes HillNNW 346°449 m19.1 mi
Butte HillNNW 347°449 m19.4 mi
Aue HillNNW 334°444 m18.0 mi
Conditions

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 solstice07:2517:0517:40

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, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/78602493

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