- Elevation, modelled
- 288 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Shingle Hills433 m · 22.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- Texas Hill Country Trail0.5 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:37local time
- Coordinates
- 30.5269, -97.8253
Balancing Apple is a artwork in Texas, at a modelled 288 m. Shingle Hills stands 433 m to the southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Sentinel, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 0.5 miles off. 48 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Balancing Apple. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shingle Hills | SW 225° | 433 m | 22.1 mi |
| WildCat Mountain | WNW 288° | 429 m | 20.3 mi |
| North Peak | WNW 290° | 425 m | 20.9 mi |
| Tater Hill | WNW 289° | 422 m | 17.2 mi |
| Boultinghouse Mountain | W 279° | 418 m | 15.8 mi |
| Negrohead | W 278° | 405 m | 13.9 mi |
| Buzzard Roost | WNW 299° | 391 m | 18.8 mi |
| Cedar Mountain | W 260° | 386 m | 24.9 mi |
- 0.5 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
- 24.3 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset Deck · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- Sentinel: 0.0 mi
- Dancin': 0.0 mi
- Ripples from a Spring: 0.0 mi
- Wings: 0.0 mi
- The Family: 0.0 mi
Parks
- Cedar Park Recreation Center and Sculpture Garden: 0.1 mi
- Heritage Oak Park: 0.4 mi
- Bagdad Park: 1.1 mi
- Peggy Garner Park: 1.2 mi
- Tumlinson Park: 1.2 mi
Historic sites
- Cedar Park: 0.5 mi
- New Hope First Baptist Church and Cemetery: 0.8 mi
- Cedar Park Cemetery: 1.3 mi
- Site of a Block House: 1.4 mi
- Devon Moyer: 1.7 mi
Gardens: 56
- Reagan Garden: 2.0 mi
- Xeriscape Garden: 5.8 mi
- Rancho Sienna Community Garden: 6.8 mi
- Lamplight Community Garden: 10.9 mi
- Unity Park Community Garden: 11.0 mi
Nature reserves: 50
Peaks: 48
- Jess Maynard Hill: 5.4 mi
- White Rim Mountain: 5.7 mi
- Signal Hill: 6.5 mi
- Hamilton Hill: 6.9 mi
- Polecat Knob: 8.2 mi
Museums: 38
- Palm House Museum: 8.9 mi
- Interpretive Center: 9.7 mi
- Museum of Ice Cream: 10.4 mi
- Museum of Illusions: 10.7 mi
- The Williamson Museum: 11.6 mi
Attractions: 15
- Texas paintball: 5.3 mi
- Inner Space Cavern: 9.9 mi
- Client Innovation Center: 10.8 mi
- Abandoned zoo cage: 12.2 mi
- Austin Table Tennis Association: 12.4 mi
Waterfalls: 10
- Link Falls: 10.6 mi
- Hidden Falls: 10.6 mi
- Middle Bull Creek Falls: 11.0 mi
- Lower Bull Creek Falls: 11.3 mi
- Small Falls: 11.5 mi
Springs: 8
- Queen's Bath: 4.6 mi
- Apple Spring: 5.8 mi
- Shady Spring: 12.1 mi
- Seiders Spring: 16.0 mi
- Deep Eddy Pool: 17.6 mi
Picnic sites: 5
- Lake Creek Trailhead Picnic Area: 5.0 mi
- Hidden Falls Water Falls and Picnic Area: 19.5 mi
- The Learning Tree: 21.6 mi
- Covered Picnic Tables: 21.9 mi
- Stone picnic table: 24.3 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Fern Bluff: 5.7 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 16.7 mi
- Eagle Bluffs: 18.6 mi
- Seismic Wall: 19.6 mi
- Bird Bluff: 20.9 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Palm Valley: 12.2 mi
- New Sweden: 20.3 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:11 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:30 | 20:02 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:58 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 16:59 | 17:35 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
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