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Scenic Park Pond

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Elevation, modelled: 183 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles: Hillcrest300 m · 23.3 mi
Nearest byway: Texas Independence Trail3.5 mi off
Sunset, June solstice: 20:36local time
Coordinates: 29.1788, -98.3988

Scenic Park Pond, seen from above at true elevation

Scenic Park Pond is a spring in Texas, at a modelled 183 m. Hillcrest stands 300 m to the north-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is City Park, a park 0.8 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 3.5 miles off. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.

On the horizon

Summits around it

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

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Hillcrest	NNW 334°	300 m	23.3 mi
Rocky Point	NE 54°	237 m	13.2 mi
Black Hill	WNW 285°	228 m	20.6 mi
Calf Hill	N 10°	227 m	18.6 mi
Curly Hill	NW 320°	205 m	13.1 mi
Prickly Pear Hill	NW 323°	201 m	14.9 mi
Red Oak Hill	NW 320°	195 m	11.8 mi
Marcelinas Hills	E 92°	171 m	17.2 mi

On the road

3.5 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
23.3 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks

City Park: 0.8 mi
Braunig Park: 5.1 mi
Greytown Park on the San Antonio River: 5.4 mi
Trueheart Ranch Nature Park: 6.5 mi
Elmendorf City Park: 6.6 mi

Historic sites

Pearce-Maxwell Cemetery: 4.4 mi
El Carmen Cemetery (Cementerio del Carmen): 5.9 mi
Enrique Esparza (September, 1824-December 20, 1917): 5.9 mi
The Battle of the Medina: 6.2 mi
Fairview: 6.4 mi

Museums50

San Antonio Railroad Heritage Museum: 6.6 mi
Alamo Passenger Car #127: 6.6 mi
Mission Espada Visitor's Center: 10.1 mi
Hangar 9 Museum: 11.7 mi
Texas Air Museum, Stinson Chapter: 12.0 mi

Artworks38

Corn Crib Photographic Exhibit by Ansen Seale: 9.0 mi
Dream Song Tower: 14.4 mi
Southside Selena Mural: 15.0 mi
voodoo: 16.3 mi
Ghost Bike: 16.9 mi

Attractions20

Mission San José: 13.6 mi
Former Mission 4 Drive In: 13.8 mi
Green Acres Golf and Games: 14.7 mi
Tower of the Americas: 17.4 mi
San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo: 17.4 mi

Ghost towns14

Calaveras: 8.9 mi
Kicaster: 14.6 mi
Ditto: 14.7 mi
Lone Oak Community: 16.0 mi
Grass Pond Colony: 17.0 mi

Peaks8

Red Oak Hill: 11.8 mi
Curly Hill: 13.1 mi
Rocky Point: 13.2 mi
Prickly Pear Hill: 14.9 mi
Marcelinas Hills: 17.2 mi

Gardens8

Denver Heights Community Garden: 16.2 mi
Gardopia Gardens: 17.6 mi
McNutt River Gardens: 18.3 mi
Frost Gardens: 18.3 mi
Japanese Peace Garden: 19.6 mi

Nature reserves3

Rest areas2

Picnic Area: 10.0 mi
Picnic Area: 10.1 mi

Springs2

San Pedro Spring: 19.6 mi
Suphur Spring: 21.8 mi

Picnic sites2

Alumni Pavillion: 21.4 mi
The Picnic Place: 24.8 mi

Cliffs1

Red Bluff: 16.1 mi

Light

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:38	19:14	19:45
June solstice	06:36	20:02	20:36
September equinox	07:23	19:00	19:32
December solstice	07:24	17:05	17:41

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg °F	54	58	64	71	78	84	86	87	81	73	62	55
Precip in	1.8	1.6	2.4	2.3	3.9	3.2	1.8	2.5	3.2	3.0	2.0	2.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Antonio Stinson Muni AP, 12 mi away.

Streamflow

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean cfs	470	500	468	507	719	812	686	432	540	572	509	449

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge San Antonio Rv nr Elmendorf, TX, 4 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Sources

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