San Antonio captures the spirit of Texas. Now the eighth largest city in the United States, the city has retained its sense of history and tradition, while carefully blending in cosmopolitan progress. San Antonio has a mild, temperate climate averaging more than 300 days of sunshine a year. In January, temperatures reach a maximum of 62 º Fahrenheit (17 º Celsius) while in August they climb to 95 º Fahrenheit (35 º Celsius). San Antonio average annual rainfall is 27.45 inches per year. The humidity varies from an average of 80 percent in the early morning to an afternoon level of 50 percent.
San Antonio is minutes away from more than a dozen small & quaint hill country towns and is in close proximately to many other large cities in Texas. Austin is only 80 miles away, less then an hour and half drive. To get to Dallas it’s 275 miles, approximately four a half-hours from San Antonio. Houston is 197 miles away, a three-hour drive. A two hour (157 miles) drive South will get you to Laredo, and if you want to head to the coast, Corpus Christi is just a two hour drive (144 miles).
For more information about local area schools, businesses, news and recreation, please select any of the following links listed below.
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City Information
These are city websites and which communities are within their boundaries.
City of San Antonio
www.sanantonio.gov/
City of Boerne
http://www.ci.boerne.tx.us/
City of Selma
http://www.ci.selma.tx.us/
City of Schertz
http://www.schertz.com/
City of Cibolo
http://www.cibolotx.us/
Bexar County
http://www.co.bexar.tx.us/
City Map
http://www.sanantoniocvb.com/visitors/com_samaps.asp
School Districts for our Communities
Boerne ISD
Judson ISD
Northeast ISD
NorthsideISD
Schertz/Cibolo ISD
Local newspapers and media
San Antonio Express-News
Prime Time Newspapers
KENS (CBS)
KABB (FOX)
KMOL (NBC)
KLRN (PBS)
KRRT (WB)
San Antonio International Airport
http://www.sanantonio.gov/aviation/
Recreation & Entertainment
Sea World Adventure Park
http://www.buschgardens.com/seaworld/tx/default.aspx
San Antonio Zoo
http://www.sazoo-aq.org/
Six Flags – Fiesta Texas
http://www.sixflags.com/parks/fiestatexas/
Riverwalk
http://thesanantonioriverwalk.com/
Popular Golf Courses
The Palmer Course at La Cantera
http://www.lacanteragolfclub.com/
Silverhorn Golf Club of Texas
http://www.silverhorngolfclub.com/
Hyatt Hill Country Golf Course
http://hillcountry.hyatt.com/hyatt/hotels/activities/golf/index.jsp
Popular Shopping Malls
The Shops at La Cantera
http://www.theshopsatlacantera.com/html/index6.asp
Northstar Mall
http://www.northstarmall.com/html/index10.asp
Rolling Oaks Mall
http://www.simon.com/mall/default.aspx?ID=228
San Marcus Prime & Tanger Outlet Malls
http://www.primeoutlets.com/cntrdefault.asp?cntrid=1042
http://www.tangeroutlet.com/
San Antonio Resorts
Hyatt Regency Hill Country Resort & Spa
http://hillcountry.hyatt.com/hyatt/hotels/index.jsp
Westin La Canter Resort
http://www.starwoodhotels.com/westin/index.html
Radisson Hill Country Resort & Spa
http://www.radisson.com/sanantoniotx_resort