- Elevation, modelled
- 202 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mount Sharp463 m · 22.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- Texas Hill Country Trail0.5 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:36local time
- Coordinates
- 29.8401, -97.9759
San Marcos Aquatic Resources Center is a nature reserve in Texas, at a modelled 202 m. Mount Sharp stands 463 m to the northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Pollinator Garden, a garden less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 0.5 miles off. 32 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Operated by
- United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of San Marcos Aquatic Resources Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Sharp | NW 322° | 463 m | 22.9 mi |
| Jack Mountain | NNW 327° | 451 m | 21.3 mi |
| Big Head Mountain | WNW 295° | 450 m | 22.9 mi |
| Roundtree Mountain | NNW 328° | 449 m | 24.1 mi |
| Peach Mountain | NNW 332° | 429 m | 22.1 mi |
| Gainor Mountain | NNW 337° | 429 m | 24.8 mi |
| Startz Hill | W 266° | 428 m | 19.0 mi |
| Lone Woman Mountain | NNW 334° | 423 m | 18.0 mi |
- 0.5 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
- 13.3 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Wetland Wonders · 3 mi
- Sinkholes · 3 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- First Baptist Church of San Marcos: 0.8 mi
- Pitts Cemetery: 0.8 mi
- Belvin Street Historic District: 2.7 mi
- James Lafayette and Eliza Pitts Malone House: 2.7 mi
- Wonder Cave: 2.8 mi
- Kissing Tree Community and Fitness Center: 1.1 mi
- Purgatory Creek Natural Area: 2.0 mi
- Kenneth M. Copeland Memorial Park: 2.3 mi
- Tejas Park: 2.3 mi
- Anita Reyes Park: 2.5 mi
- Trunk Hill: 2.2 mi
- Coal Kiln Hill: 2.9 mi
- Nail Hill: 5.6 mi
- Bading Hill: 6.1 mi
- Harborth Hill: 9.0 mi
- Purgatory Creek Greenspace: 2.4 mi
- Schulle Canyon Natural Area: 4.0 mi
- Ringtail Ridge Natural Area: 4.2 mi
- Meadows Center for Water and the Environment: 4.5 mi
- Spring Lake Preserve: 4.9 mi
- Oh for a Muse of Fire: 3.6 mi
- Goddess of Justice: 3.6 mi
- John C. "Jack" Hays: 3.6 mi
- TXST: 4.0 mi
- Minerva: 4.1 mi
- Learning Tree: 2.5 mi
- Grandmother's tree: 3.0 mi
- Spring Lake Glass-Bottom Boat Tour: 4.6 mi
- Labyrinth: 4.6 mi
- Jackson Tyler Norris Memorial Skate Park: 18.1 mi
- Weismuller Spring: 4.2 mi
- San Marcos Springs: 4.6 mi
- Comal Springs: 13.1 mi
- Blue Hole: 13.3 mi
- Bear Springs: 15.0 mi
- Purgatory Creek Overlook: 2.6 mi
- Canyon Lake Spillway Gorge: 12.5 mi
- Canyon Lake Spillway Gorge: 12.5 mi
- Canyon Lake Spillway Gorge: 13.0 mi
- Canyon Lake Spillway Gorge: 13.0 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 0.0 mi
- City of Kyle Community Garden: 11.4 mi
- Interpretive Garden: 16.3 mi
- Demonstration Gardens: 16.3 mi
- Ron Pedde Memorial Community Garden: 23.9 mi
- Goforth: 16.7 mi
- Polonia: 17.0 mi
- Lytton Springs: 24.6 mi
- Guadalupe County Westbound Rest Area: 18.5 mi
- Guadalupe County Eastbound Rest Area: 18.8 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:12 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:33 | 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, 3 mi away.
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