Jacob’s Well
Jacob's Well is a perennial karstic spring in the Texas Hill Country flowing from the bed of Cypress Creek, located northwest of Wimberley, Texas.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Spring
- Description: artesian spring
- Also known as: “Jacob’s Well (Texas)” and “Jacobs Well Spring”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Wimberley High School.
Wimberley High School
School
Wimberley High School is a public high school located in Wimberley, Texas. It is part of the Wimberley Independent School District located in northwestern Hays County and classified as a 4A school by the UIL. Wimberley High School is situated 2 miles south of Jacob’s Well.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Woodcreek and Wimberley.
Woodcreek
Village
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Woodcreek is a city in Hays County, Texas, United States. Like its neighbor of Wimberley, Woodcreek is a primarily a retirement community. The population was 1,770 at the 2020 census.
Wimberley
Town
Photo: Liveon001, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wimberley is a city in Hays County, Texas, United States. It is still predominantly a ranching area. The population was 2,839 at the 2020 census. Wimberley is situated 3 miles southeast of Jacob’s Well.
Jacob’s Well
- Categories: cave and body of water
- Location: Hays, Texas, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
30.03448° or 30° 2′ 4″ northLongitude
-98.12613° or 98° 7′ 34″ westElevation
932 feet (284 metres)Open location code
86232VMF+QGOpenStreetMap ID
node 7881025036OpenStreetMap feature
natural=spring
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Russian—“Jacob’s Well” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Jacobs Well Spring”
- Chinese: “雅各井 (德克薩斯州)”
- Chinese: “雅各井”
- French: “Jacob’s Well”
- German: “Jacob’s Well”
- Italian: “Jacob’s Well”
- Japanese: “ヤコブの井戸”
- Malayalam: “ജേക്കബ്സ് വെൽ”
- Persian: “چاه یعقوب”
- Russian: “Колодец Иакова”
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Highlights include Jacob’s Well Natural Area and Nature Center.
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