- Elevation, modelled
- 111 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Kings Hill228 m · 14.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- Texas Independence Trail13.8 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:34local time
- Coordinates
- 29.2959, -97.7637
Rancho Historic Park is a park in Texas, at a modelled 111 m. Kings Hill stands 228 m to the northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Rancho, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Independence Trail passes 14 miles off. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Operated by
- Rancho Nixon Historical Association
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rancho Historic Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kings Hill | NW 316° | 228 m | 14.5 mi |
| Capote Knob | N 353° | 209 m | 13.8 mi |
| Capote Hills | N 353° | 181 m | 13.1 mi |
| Marcelinas Hills | WSW 248° | 171 m | 22.8 mi |
| Van Cleave Mound | SE 130° | 143 m | 11.4 mi |
| Bald Mound | SE 141° | 142 m | 10.5 mi |
| Rocky Mound | SE 132° | 132 m | 10.8 mi |
| Watson Hill | NE 36° | 128 m | 15.3 mi |
- 13.8 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Rancho: 0.0 mi
- First Baptist Church of Nixon: 1.7 mi
- Nixon: 1.9 mi
- Site of Old Town of Union Valley: 5.1 mi
- Albuquerque: 5.1 mi
Parks: 29
- City of Nixon Central Park: 1.9 mi
- Smiley School Park: 7.8 mi
- Stockdale City Park: 12.4 mi
- Bryce Field: 13.0 mi
- Sutherland Springs Community Park: 18.1 mi
Peaks: 12
- Bald Mound: 10.5 mi
- Rocky Mound: 10.8 mi
- Van Cleave Mound: 11.4 mi
- Capote Hills: 13.1 mi
- Capote Knob: 13.8 mi
Museums: 11
- Sutherland Springs Historical Museum: 17.8 mi
- Pape Pecan House / Nutcracker Museum: 20.5 mi
- Los Nogales Museum: 22.2 mi
- Heritage Museum: 22.4 mi
- Yorktown Historical Museum: 22.6 mi
Ghost towns: 7
- Pandora: 5.5 mi
- Albuquerque: 6.0 mi
- Monthalia: 15.2 mi
- Concrete: 21.0 mi
- Grass Pond Colony: 22.3 mi
Springs: 2
- Denning Spring: 16.6 mi
- Suphur Spring: 17.7 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Guadalupe County Eastbound Rest Area: 22.2 mi
- Guadalupe County Westbound Rest Area: 22.3 mi
Artworks: 2
- Martin Luther Statue: 23.1 mi
- Antique Road Grader: 24.4 mi
Nature reserves: 1
- Jackson Nature Park: 15.8 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Red Bluff: 23.5 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:12 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:33 | 19:59 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:58 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 17:02 | 17:38 |
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 | 62 | 68 | 76 | 82 | 84 | 85 | 79 | 70 | 61 | 53 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 2.2 | 2.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Nixon, under a mile away.
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