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Texas Highway Patrol Museum

Texas Highway Patrol Museum from directly overhead

Texas Highway Patrol Museum is a museum in Texas, at a recorded elevation of 194 m. Black Hill stands 484 m to the northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Villa Finale Visitor Center, a museum 0.1 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 6.7 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
194 m

How to reach it

Coordinates29.41577, -98.48901

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • King William Park: 0.2 mi
  • Tower Park: 0.4 mi
  • Labor Street Park: 0.4 mi
  • Commander's House: 0.5 mi
  • Florida Park: 0.6 mi
Peaks
  • Prickly Pear Hill: 5.6 mi
  • Hillcrest: 6.5 mi
  • Curly Hill: 7.1 mi
  • Red Oak Hill: 7.6 mi
  • Ninemile Hill: 8.7 mi
Museums: 57
  • Villa Finale Visitor Center: 0.1 mi
  • San Antonio Art League Museum: 0.1 mi
  • Robot Art Gallery: 0.2 mi
  • Robert Hughes Gallery: 0.3 mi
  • Instituto Cultural de Mexico: 0.3 mi
Attractions: 48
Artworks: 42
Gardens: 16
  • McNutt River Gardens: 1.1 mi
  • Frost Gardens: 1.1 mi
  • Denver Heights Community Garden: 1.6 mi
  • Gardopia Gardens: 1.8 mi
  • Japanese Peace Garden: 3.4 mi
Ghost towns: 13
Springs: 10
  • San Pedro Spring: 2.3 mi
  • Scenic Park Pond: 17.3 mi
  • Huesta Springs: 17.4 mi
  • Devine Spring: 18.7 mi
  • Panther Springs: 18.7 mi
Nature reserves: 9
Picnic sites: 2
Cliffs: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.5 miles of Texas Highway Patrol Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black HillNW 310°484 m19.2 mi
Round HillNNW 327°465 m22.5 mi
Cross MountainNNW 328°460 m20.1 mi
High HillNNW 347°456 m19.2 mi
Leon HillNNW 346°451 m17.8 mi
Sykes HillNNW 348°449 m20.5 mi
Butte HillN 349°449 m20.8 mi
Aue HillNNW 337°444 m19.2 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, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/368164999

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