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Western Town

Western Town from directly overhead

Western Town is a museum in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 231 m. Black Hill stands 484 m to the west, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Wallaceville, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 2.3 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Transportation Museum

How to reach it

Coordinates29.54956, -98.43881

Named places within 25 miles

Museums
Parks
  • McAllister Park: 0.9 mi
  • Lady Bird Johnson Park: 1.3 mi
  • Capitol Park: 1.3 mi
  • Salado Creek Greenway: 1.4 mi
  • Douglas MacArthur Park: 2.3 mi
Peaks
  • Theis Hill: 2.6 mi
  • Comanche Lookout: 4.9 mi
  • Classen Hill: 7.6 mi
  • Ninemile Hill: 8.3 mi
  • Scott Hill: 8.3 mi
Attractions: 49
Artworks: 46
  • Taking Flight Bronze Sculpture: 2.9 mi
  • World's Largest Cowboy Boots: 3.9 mi
  • Magic Stones: 6.5 mi
  • Sunken Garden Gate: 6.6 mi
  • Beacon Hill Obelisk: 7.4 mi
Gardens: 16
  • El Dorado Community Garden: 2.5 mi
  • Terrell Hills Public Garden: 3.9 mi
  • Monarch Waystation: 3.9 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 5.0 mi
  • Alamo Heights Community Garden: 5.2 mi
Springs: 12
  • San Pedro Spring: 8.0 mi
  • Devine Spring: 8.9 mi
  • Walnut Spring: 9.3 mi
  • Cherry Spring: 9.5 mi
  • Indian Springs: 9.7 mi
Ghost towns: 9
Nature reserves: 9
Picnic sites: 2
Cliffs: 1
  • Medicine Wall: 7.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.8 miles of Western Town. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black HillW 280°484 m18.0 mi
Devils HillN 358°466 m17.9 mi
Round HillWNW 303°465 m18.0 mi
Cross MountainWNW 300°460 m15.8 mi
High HillNW 323°456 m11.9 mi
Leon HillNW 317°451 m10.9 mi
Sykes HillNW 326°449 m13.0 mi
Butte HillNNW 329°449 m13.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3819:1419:46
June solstice06:3520:0320:38
September equinox07:2319:0019:32
December solstice07:2517:0417:40

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F525663697783858680716154
Precip in2.01.72.32.44.43.32.42.23.93.82.12.0

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.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1178482349

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