Cathedral of Junk
Cathedral of Junk is an artwork in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 195 m. Shingle Hills stands 433 m to the west-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Battle Bend Neighborhood Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 2.7 miles off. 39 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1988
- Material
- metal
How to reach it
- 2.7 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
- 24.3 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
- 25.3 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset Deck · 24 mi
- Sinkholes · 26 mi
- Wetland Wonders · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Battle Bend Neighborhood Park: 0.4 mi
- Clawson Neighborhood Park: 1.1 mi
- South Austin Senior Activity Center: 1.3 mi
- The Denizen Park: 1.3 mi
- Odom School Park: 1.3 mi
- Fort Magruder, C.S.A.: 0.7 mi
- Saint Edward's University Main Building: 1.3 mi
- Espinosa-Olivares-Aguirre Expedition: 1.3 mi
- Doyle Farm: 1.3 mi
- Doyle Farm: 1.3 mi
- Alpine Road Site: 0.9 mi
- Blunn Creek Nature Preserve: 1.8 mi
- Uplands: 2.2 mi
- Shudde Fath Tract: 2.3 mi
- South Hills Conservation Area: 2.8 mi
- Good Luck Statue: 1.2 mi
- Sculpture of Brazilian Carnaval Feather Costume: 2.0 mi
- Greetings from Austin mural: 2.2 mi
- I love you so much Mural: 2.6 mi
- Heritage - Festivals - Horizons: 3.2 mi
- Claire Kolodzey Memorial Garden: 1.3 mi
- Ted Paulissen Memorial Garden: 1.3 mi
- Peace Garden: 1.3 mi
- Cherry Creek Community Garden: 2.2 mi
- East Avenue Rain Garden: 3.1 mi
- TexPop ATX: 2.3 mi
- Umlauf Sculpture Garden & Museum;Umlauf Sculpture Garden and Museum: 3.1 mi
- Texas Toy Museum and Arcade: 3.7 mi
- Austin Nature & Science Center: 3.7 mi
- Mexic-Arte Museum: 3.7 mi
- Davis Hill: 4.3 mi
- Pilot Knob: 5.6 mi
- Mount Larson: 6.4 mi
- Flintridge Hill: 6.6 mi
- Mount Bonnell: 7.1 mi
- Barton Springs Pool: 3.1 mi
- South Congress Bat Colony: 3.2 mi
- Statesman Bat Observation Center: 3.3 mi
- Rock Wall At Zilker: 3.4 mi
- French Legation State Historic Site: 4.1 mi
- Eliza Spring: 3.2 mi
- Deep Eddy Pool: 4.0 mi
- Seiders Spring: 6.2 mi
- Shady Spring: 13.3 mi
- Queen's Bath: 17.5 mi
- Twin Falls: 3.2 mi
- Upper McKinney Falls: 3.6 mi
- Lower McKinney Falls: 3.6 mi
- Sculpture Falls: 4.3 mi
- Hill of Life Falls: 5.1 mi
- Goforth: 13.7 mi
- Lytton Springs: 17.6 mi
- McDuff: 18.5 mi
- Polonia: 19.6 mi
- New Sweden: 20.3 mi
- Covered Picnic Tables: 1.7 mi
- Stone picnic table: 3.8 mi
- The Learning Tree: 5.1 mi
- Lake Creek Trailhead Picnic Area: 17.2 mi
- Seismic Wall: 2.4 mi
- Bird Bluff: 4.8 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 17.4 mi
- Fern Bluff: 21.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cathedral of Junk. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shingle Hills | WNW 287° | 433 m | 19.6 mi |
| Gainor Mountain | W 261° | 429 m | 22.3 mi |
| Peach Mountain | WSW 254° | 429 m | 23.6 mi |
| Lone Woman Mountain | WSW 244° | 423 m | 22.3 mi |
| Lone Man Mountain | WSW 243° | 416 m | 21.3 mi |
| Wallace Mountain | W 264° | 406 m | 18.2 mi |
| Chalk Knob | WNW 291° | 364 m | 14.1 mi |
| Flint Rock Hill | WNW 302° | 360 m | 14.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:11 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:31 | 20:01 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:57 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 17:00 | 17:36 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Dec.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 53 | 60 | 67 | 74 | 81 | 84 | 84 | 78 | 68 | 59 | 51 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Austin 6S, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/8155411808
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- Austin · 4 mi
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