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Fort Martin Scott

Fort Martin Scott from directly overhead

Fort Martin Scott is a park in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 493 m. Cherry Mountain stands 660 m to the north-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Fort Martin Scott Historic Site, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Hill Country Trail runs past it.

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates30.24910, -98.84600

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 36
Ghost towns: 12
Museums: 10
Springs: 6
  • Marschall Spring: 8.4 mi
  • Rock Pasture Spring: 11.7 mi
  • Dripping Vat Spring: 12.1 mi
  • Wenzel Spring: 14.4 mi
  • Cherry Spring: 14.6 mi
Cliffs: 6
Attractions: 4
Artworks: 2
Waterfalls: 1
  • Roos Falls: 6.6 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic Area: 13.2 mi
Gardens: 1
  • The Gardens at the Ridge: 20.0 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.4 miles of Fort Martin Scott. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cherry MountainNNW 338°660 m10.7 mi
RoundheadNW 306°653 m12.1 mi
Lehmann MountainNW 316°623 m20.1 mi
Big HillSSE 166°612 m10.3 mi
Cedar MountainNNW 346°608 m16.4 mi
Buckeye PointNW 316°601 m16.5 mi
County Line HillNNW 330°601 m20.0 mi
Schlaudt HillsNW 304°597 m4.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4019:1619:47
June solstice06:3520:0620:41
September equinox07:2419:0219:33
December solstice07:2917:0417:40

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F475158667379828276675649
Precip in1.61.82.52.64.33.01.92.43.33.12.22.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fredericksburg, 4 mi away.

  • Pipevine Swallowtail35 obs
  • musk thistle20 obs
  • cowpen daisy19 obs
  • Common Spotted Whiptail14 obs
  • Dakota mock vervain14 obs
  • Spirogyra13 obs
  • Northern Shoveler13 obs
  • silverleaf nightshade12 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/358773070

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