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San Marcos Aquatic Resources Center

San Marcos Aquatic Resources Center from directly overhead

San Marcos Aquatic Resources Center is a nature reserve in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 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.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Getting there

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Coordinates29.84015, -97.97590

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • 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
Peaks: 32
  • 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
Museums: 26
Nature reserves: 16
Artworks: 14
Attractions: 11
Springs: 8
  • 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
Cliffs: 7
  • 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
Gardens: 5
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 2
On the horizon

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount SharpNW 322°463 m22.9 mi
Jack MountainNNW 327°451 m21.3 mi
Big Head MountainWNW 295°450 m22.9 mi
Roundtree MountainNNW 328°449 m24.1 mi
Peach MountainNNW 332°429 m22.1 mi
Gainor MountainNNW 337°429 m24.8 mi
Startz HillW 266°428 m19.0 mi
Lone Woman MountainNNW 334°423 m18.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1219:44
June solstice06:3320:0120:36
September equinox07:2118:5819:30
December solstice07:2417:0117:37

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515561687682858580706052
Precip in2.41.72.83.24.53.62.22.64.04.42.72.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Marcos, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1386644175

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