- Elevation, modelled
- 469 m
- Tallest summit within 17.5 miles
- Turkey Knob623 m · 11.6 mi
- Nearest byway
- Texas Hill Country Trail11.3 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:40local time
- Coordinates
- 29.6706, -98.8696
Fitch Spring is a spring in Texas, at a modelled 469 m. Turkey Knob stands 623 m to the north-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Smoothing Iron Mountain, a peak 3.1 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 11 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.5 miles of Fitch Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey Knob | NNW 348° | 623 m | 11.6 mi |
| State Mountain | NW 322° | 594 m | 15.4 mi |
| Sunset Mountain | NW 314° | 592 m | 16.8 mi |
| Cloud Mountain | NNW 326° | 586 m | 12.0 mi |
| Cap Mountain | NNW 344° | 585 m | 4.8 mi |
| Duffys Mountain | NW 312° | 580 m | 16.9 mi |
| Mount Smith | E 79° | 578 m | 6.5 mi |
| Bachelor Mountain | NNW 335° | 578 m | 17.3 mi |
- 11.3 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Smoothing Iron Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Blue Heaven: 4.4 mi
- Three Mountains: 4.4 mi
- Jack Mountain: 4.6 mi
- Cap Mountain: 4.8 mi
- Leibold Sports Complex: 4.9 mi
- Cielo Rio Community Park: 7.9 mi
- Bandera River Ranch Park: 8.6 mi
- Bandera County Park: 8.9 mi
- Kinderpark: 11.4 mi
- Gallagher Ranch: 5.8 mi
- Spettel Riverside House: 7.5 mi
- R. L. White Ranch: 8.1 mi
- Zizelmann House: 8.8 mi
- W. G. Hughes: 9.1 mi
- Dinosaur Tracks: 8.7 mi
- Hoffmann Hayfield: 9.3 mi
- Cascade Caverns: 13.0 mi
- Texas Treehouse: 16.2 mi
- Kinderstein: 16.4 mi
- Bowl Spring: 4.6 mi
- Pecan Spring: 5.0 mi
- Bear Springs: 7.8 mi
- Morales Spring: 8.0 mi
- Government Canyon Springs: 8.8 mi
- Devils Bluff: 9.0 mi
- Mormon Bluff: 10.4 mi
- Joes Point: 17.4 mi
- Medicine Wall: 19.6 mi
- Gaddis Bluff: 21.3 mi
- Albert & Bessie Kronkosky State Natural Area: 5.4 mi
- Scenic Canyon: 11.1 mi
- Rancho Diana Park: 12.8 mi
- Cedar Creek: 13.5 mi
- Medallion Park: 14.6 mi
- Batmobile: 16.4 mi
- Sushi Cat: 17.3 mi
- Bloom: 17.4 mi
- Bloom: 17.4 mi
- Gazebo for Albert Steves: 20.7 mi
- Welfare: 18.0 mi
- Ammans Crossing: 19.5 mi
- Quihi: 21.5 mi
- Honey Creek: 24.0 mi
- Coker: 24.0 mi
- Agricultural Heritage Museum: 12.6 mi
- Frontier Times Museum: 12.7 mi
- USAF Airman Heritage Museum: 24.8 mi
- Picnic Area: 16.2 mi
- Picnic Area: 16.9 mi
- SR 173 Roadside Picnic Area: 20.9 mi
- Alumni Pavillion: 23.7 mi
- Native Plant Wildscape Demonstration Garden: 21.9 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 22.3 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:16 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 06:37 | 20:05 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 07:25 | 19:02 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 17:05 | 17:41 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Dec.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 49 | 53 | 60 | 66 | 73 | 79 | 82 | 82 | 77 | 68 | 58 | 50 |
| Precip in | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 5.3 | 3.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boerne, 12 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: May–Jul, Sep–Oct — fullest in Jun, leanest in Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 2.8 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 7.9 | 9.8 | 5.5 | 1.5 | 9.5 | 8.1 | 3.4 | 2.8 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge San Geronimo Ck nr Helotes, TX, 6 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
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