- Elevation, modelled
- 176 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mount Sharp463 m · 22.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- Texas Hill Country Trail1.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:36local time
- Coordinates
- 29.8927, -97.9306
Meadows Center for Water and the Environment is a nature reserve in Texas, at a modelled 176 m. Mount Sharp stands 463 m to the northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Post San Marcos, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 1.2 miles off. 34 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Meadows Center for Water and the Environment. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Sharp | NW 310° | 463 m | 22.1 mi |
| Jack Mountain | NW 315° | 451 m | 20.1 mi |
| Big Head Mountain | WNW 285° | 450 m | 24.2 mi |
| Roundtree Mountain | NW 318° | 449 m | 22.8 mi |
| Peach Mountain | NW 320° | 429 m | 20.6 mi |
| Gainor Mountain | NNW 327° | 429 m | 22.9 mi |
| Startz Hill | WSW 258° | 428 m | 22.2 mi |
| Lone Woman Mountain | NW 320° | 423 m | 16.5 mi |
- 1.2 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
- 12.9 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Sinkholes · 2 mi
- Wetland Wonders · 2 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Post San Marcos: 0.0 mi
- San Marcos Springs: 0.1 mi
- San Marcos Mill Tract: 0.3 mi
- The Old Lime Kiln: 0.5 mi
- Riverhead Farm: 0.6 mi
- Sewell Park: 0.4 mi
- Memorial Park: 0.5 mi
- San Marcos City Park: 0.6 mi
- Veteran's Plaza: 0.7 mi
- San Marcos Plaza Park: 0.7 mi
- Trunk Hill: 6.3 mi
- Koeglar Hill: 6.8 mi
- Coal Kiln Hill: 6.8 mi
- Nail Hill: 10.1 mi
- Bading Hill: 10.5 mi
- Spring Lake Preserve: 0.7 mi
- Schulle Canyon Natural Area: 1.5 mi
- Blanco Shoals Natural Area: 2.2 mi
- Ringtail Ridge Natural Area: 2.3 mi
- Purgatory Creek Greenspace: 3.0 mi
- Minerva: 0.5 mi
- TXST: 0.7 mi
- John C. "Jack" Hays: 0.9 mi
- Goddess of Justice: 0.9 mi
- Oh for a Muse of Fire: 0.9 mi
- Spring Lake Glass-Bottom Boat Tour: 0.0 mi
- Learning Tree: 2.4 mi
- Grandmother's tree: 3.2 mi
- Labyrinth: 4.0 mi
- Jackson Tyler Norris Memorial Skate Park: 13.6 mi
- San Marcos Springs: 0.1 mi
- Weismuller Spring: 0.4 mi
- Blue Hole: 12.3 mi
- Jacob's Well: 15.3 mi
- Comal Springs: 17.6 mi
- Purgatory Creek Overlook: 3.5 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 14.7 mi
- Canyon Lake Spillway Gorge: 15.2 mi
- Canyon Lake Spillway Gorge: 15.3 mi
- Canyon Lake Spillway Gorge: 15.9 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 4.5 mi
- City of Kyle Community Garden: 6.9 mi
- Interpretive Garden: 15.4 mi
- Demonstration Gardens: 15.4 mi
- Cherry Creek Community Garden: 23.8 mi
- Goforth: 12.1 mi
- Polonia: 13.3 mi
- Lytton Springs: 20.6 mi
- The Learning Tree: 22.8 mi
- Covered Picnic Tables: 23.4 mi
- Stone picnic table: 24.0 mi
- Guadalupe County Westbound Rest Area: 20.5 mi
- Guadalupe County Eastbound Rest Area: 20.7 mi
- Upper McKinney Falls: 23.6 mi
- Lower McKinney Falls: 23.9 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:12 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:32 | 20:01 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:58 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 17:01 | 17:37 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 51 | 55 | 61 | 68 | 76 | 82 | 85 | 85 | 80 | 70 | 60 | 52 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 1.7 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 2.7 | 2.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Marcos, 1 mi away.
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