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Jacob's Well

Jacob's Well, seen from above at true elevation

Jacob's Well is a spring in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 284 m. Circle Benchmark stands 579 m to the west-northwest, 23 miles off. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 3.3 miles off. 45 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Jacob's Well Spring is a 137 foot deep natural artesian spring and tourist attraction popular for swimming. The temperature of the water flowing from the spring is 68F or 20C year round. Reservations are required for swimming.

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Coordinates30.03448, -98.12613

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Jacob's Well Natural Area: 0.2 mi
  • Augusta Park: 0.9 mi
  • VFW Post 6441: 1.2 mi
  • Chester Franklin Arena: 1.2 mi
  • Karst Canyon Preserve: 1.3 mi
Peaks: 45
  • Little Twin Sister Peaks: 1.5 mi
  • Old Baldy: 1.8 mi
  • Joe Wimberley Mountain: 2.5 mi
  • Lone Woman Mountain: 3.1 mi
  • Lone Man Mountain: 3.7 mi
Nature reserves: 34
Museums: 21
Attractions: 11
Artworks: 11
Springs: 10
  • Blue Hole: 3.0 mi
  • Kirby Spring: 10.2 mi
  • Weismuller Spring: 15.1 mi
  • San Marcos Springs: 15.2 mi
  • Rebecca Springs: 16.6 mi
Cliffs: 8
Gardens: 5
Waterfalls: 3
  • Twin Falls: 23.9 mi
  • Sculpture Falls: 23.9 mi
  • Hill of Life Falls: 24.0 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Jacob's Well. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Circle BenchmarkWNW 295°579 m23.4 mi
Hill in Kendall CountyW 267°563 m23.4 mi
Monument HillNW 305°549 m23.3 mi
Martin MountainWNW 289°546 m23.2 mi
Twin SistersW 259°537 m19.5 mi
Brushy TopWNW 294°497 m18.0 mi
Devils HillSW 231°466 m24.8 mi
Mount SharpNW 311°463 m6.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1319:44
June solstice06:3320:0220:37
September equinox07:2218:5919:31
December solstice07:2517:0117:38

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F505461687581848479706052
Precip in2.42.02.82.94.54.12.72.43.94.92.92.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Canyon DAM, 13 mi away.

Streamflow

Months at or above the year’s average flow: Feb–Jun — fullest in May, leanest in Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs11514714615522720613253.581.7114121114

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Blanco Rv at Wimberley, TX, 4 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Wildlife nearby
  • White-tailed Deer100 obs
  • Antelopehorn Milkweed76 obs
  • Agarita65 obs
  • Ashe juniper62 obs
  • Twisted-leaf Yucca62 obs
  • cedar sage61 obs
  • blackfoot daisy59 obs
  • frostweed55 obs

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

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/7881025036

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