Texas Transportation Museum
Texas Transportation Museum is a museum in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 232 m. Black Hill stands 484 m to the west, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Garden Railroad, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 2.2 miles off.
The story
The Texas Transportation Museum (TTM) is a transportation museum located in San Antonio, Texas. It was created in 1964 to help preserve artifacts and information about San Antonio's transportation history. TTM operates as much of its collection as possible, including many railroad vehicles on its own heritage railroad, the Longhorn and Western Railroad, multiple model train layouts, and many antique automobiles. TTM's goal is to provide an educational and entertaining experience which interprets how developments in transportation technology shaped and continue to impact daily life. The museum hosts three major events annually, an Easter egg hunt in April for Easter, "Spook-Track-Ula" in October for Halloween, and "Santa's Railroad Wonderland" in December for Christmas. High school Cross Country running races starting from the adjacent North East ISD Sports Park run through the property as well. Different areas, including a remodeled caboose, picnic tables, children's play area and a large outdoor pavilion can be rented for group parties. The children's play area includes a playscape consisting of a wooden steam engine and a metal scale-model diesel engine. TTM is a registered 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
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Dates from 1964.
Wikidata Q7708193, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
- Step-free access
- Limited
How to reach it
- 2.2 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
- 8.2 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Garden Railroad: 0.0 mi
- MC&SA #6: 0.1 mi
- Pullman McKeever: 0.1 mi
- Party Caboose: 0.1 mi
- ASTF Superintendent's Car #404: 0.1 mi
- McAllister Park: 1.0 mi
- Lady Bird Johnson Park: 1.2 mi
- Capitol Park: 1.2 mi
- Salado Creek Greenway: 1.3 mi
- Douglas MacArthur Park: 2.2 mi
- Route of El Camino Real: 2.5 mi
- Georg Heinrich Buchsenschutz Family Cemetery: 2.8 mi
- Wetmore Community Cemetery: 3.0 mi
- Jefferson Davis Smith: 3.4 mi
- John "Jack" Coker: 3.4 mi
- Theis Hill: 2.6 mi
- Comanche Lookout: 4.8 mi
- Classen Hill: 7.7 mi
- Ninemile Hill: 8.4 mi
- Scott Hill: 8.5 mi
- Off-Road Adventure Ride: 2.7 mi
- EOG Resources: 4.9 mi
- Pirate Ship: 5.7 mi
- Little Blue Hole: 5.7 mi
- Blue Hole: 5.8 mi
- Taking Flight Bronze Sculpture: 2.7 mi
- World's Largest Cowboy Boots: 4.0 mi
- Magic Stones: 6.4 mi
- Sunken Garden Gate: 6.5 mi
- Beacon Hill Obelisk: 7.4 mi
- El Dorado Community Garden: 2.4 mi
- Monarch Waystation: 3.8 mi
- Terrell Hills Public Garden: 3.8 mi
- Alamo Heights Community Garden: 5.2 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 5.2 mi
- San Pedro Spring: 8.0 mi
- Devine Spring: 9.0 mi
- Walnut Spring: 9.4 mi
- Cherry Spring: 9.6 mi
- Indian Springs: 9.7 mi
- Fratt: 3.2 mi
- Coker: 3.4 mi
- Adkins: 16.1 mi
- Lone Oak Community: 17.0 mi
- Honey Creek: 18.2 mi
- Menoo Woods: 9.9 mi
- Bracken Cave Preserve: 10.8 mi
- Bird of Prey: 11.6 mi
- Medallion Park: 12.8 mi
- Cedar Creek: 13.9 mi
- The Picnic Place: 2.7 mi
- Alumni Pavillion: 10.0 mi
- Medicine Wall: 8.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.8 miles of Texas Transportation Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Hill | W 280° | 484 m | 18.2 mi |
| Devils Hill | N 358° | 466 m | 18.0 mi |
| Round Hill | WNW 303° | 465 m | 18.2 mi |
| Cross Mountain | WNW 300° | 460 m | 15.9 mi |
| High Hill | NW 323° | 456 m | 12.1 mi |
| Leon Hill | NW 317° | 451 m | 11.1 mi |
| Sykes Hill | NW 326° | 449 m | 13.2 mi |
| Butte Hill | NNW 328° | 449 m | 13.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:38 | 19:14 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 06:35 | 20:03 | 20:38 |
| 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 | 63 | 69 | 77 | 83 | 85 | 86 | 80 | 71 | 61 | 54 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 2.1 | 2.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Antonio Intl AP, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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