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Kerr Wildlife Management Area

Kerr Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Kerr Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Texas, at a recorded elevation of 650 m. Guadalupe stands 740 m to the south-southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Red Hill, a peak 1.9 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 7.6 miles off. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
650 m
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates30.07922, -99.50402
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks: 27
  • Lions Park: 15.2 mi
  • Cypress Park: 19.4 mi
  • Granger MacDonald Park: 19.8 mi
  • Lois Park: 19.8 mi
  • Elm Creek Park: 20.1 mi
Springs: 12
  • Joy Spring: 2.1 mi
  • Cherry Spring: 2.8 mi
  • Bee Caves Spring: 3.8 mi
  • Muskhog Spring: 6.2 mi
  • White Oak Spring: 6.8 mi
Peaks: 9
  • Red Hill: 1.9 mi
  • Guadalupe: 12.3 mi
  • Gobblers Knob: 13.7 mi
  • White Bluff: 16.8 mi
  • Edwards Peak: 21.1 mi
Cliffs: 7
Museums: 5
  • Lone Star Motorcycle Museum: 19.9 mi
  • Pioneer Memorial Museum: 21.6 mi
  • Schreiner Mansion - Historic Site and Event Center: 21.9 mi
  • Kerr Arts & Cultural Center: 21.9 mi
  • Real County Historical Museum: 23.2 mi
Rest areas: 3
Picnic sites: 2
  • Schumacher Crossing Rest Area: 10.8 mi
  • Area C: 18.2 mi
Artworks: 2
  • Stonehenge II: 15.3 mi
  • Lupe: 21.6 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Gardens: 1
  • The Gardens at the Ridge: 21.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Attractions: 1
  • The Cross at Kerrville: 23.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Kerr Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
GuadalupeSSW 204°740 m12.3 mi
Red HillWNW 285°679 m1.9 mi
Gobblers KnobNW 307°676 m13.7 mi
Chalk HillS 175°670 m23.0 mi
Edwards PeakSE 129°666 m21.1 mi
Taylor MountainS 183°654 m24.4 mi
Tivy MountainE 95°578 m23.1 mi
Pikes PeakESE 112°557 m24.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4319:1819:50
June solstice06:3820:0820:43
September equinox07:2719:0419:36
December solstice07:3117:0717:43

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F455057647278818174655447

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hunt 10 W, 1 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/417910155

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