Cenotaphs
Cenotaphs is an artwork in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 134 m. Shingle Hills stands 433 m to the west, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Fiesta Gardens, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 4.7 miles off. 37 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Material
- wood
How to reach it
- 4.7 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
- 22.0 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
- 22.9 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset Deck · 24 mi
- Sinkholes · 29 mi
- Wetland Wonders · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Fiesta Gardens: 0.2 mi
- The Sing Family in Austin: 0.7 mi
- Ollie O. Norwood Estate: 0.8 mi
- Zavala Elementary School: 0.8 mi
- Texas Dental Association: 1.1 mi
- International Shores at Town Lake Metropolitan Park: 0.2 mi
- Peace Point at Town Lake Metropolitan Park: 0.2 mi
- Edward Rendon Sr. Metropolitan Park at Festival Beach: 0.3 mi
- Snake Island: 0.3 mi
- Manuel and Robert Donley Pocket Park: 0.3 mi
- Ghost Harps: 0.3 mi
- Tenderly: 0.4 mi
- Absolute Equality: Unity Tunnel: 0.7 mi
- Don Vito Alessio Robles: 1.0 mi
- La Mujer: 1.2 mi
- Blunn Creek Nature Preserve: 1.7 mi
- Colorado River Park Wildlife Sanctuary: 1.8 mi
- Alpine Road Site: 2.6 mi
- Red Bluff Nature Preserve: 3.1 mi
- Shudde Fath Tract: 4.6 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 0.2 mi
- Festival Beach Food Forest: 0.8 mi
- East Avenue Rain Garden: 0.9 mi
- Explorers Garden: 1.3 mi
- Brazos Bluff: 1.4 mi
- Texas State Cemetery Visitor Center: 1.4 mi
- French Legation Museum: 1.4 mi
- Republic of Texas Museum: 1.5 mi
- Republic of Texas History Center: 1.5 mi
- Joseph And Susanna Dickinson Hannig Museum: 1.5 mi
- Hergotz Hill: 4.3 mi
- Mount Bonnell: 5.8 mi
- Mount Larson: 5.9 mi
- Mount Barker: 6.1 mi
- Pilot Knob: 6.2 mi
- French Legation State Historic Site: 1.4 mi
- Statesman Bat Observation Center: 1.5 mi
- South Congress Bat Colony: 1.5 mi
- Santa Rita No. 1 Oil Well: 2.3 mi
- Rock Wall At Zilker: 3.0 mi
- Lower McKinney Falls: 4.1 mi
- Upper McKinney Falls: 4.3 mi
- Twin Falls: 5.3 mi
- Sculpture Falls: 6.0 mi
- Hill of Life Falls: 6.6 mi
- Eliza Spring: 3.0 mi
- Deep Eddy Pool: 3.5 mi
- Seiders Spring: 4.2 mi
- Shady Spring: 10.6 mi
- Queen's Bath: 16.6 mi
- McDuff: 15.7 mi
- Goforth: 16.1 mi
- New Sweden: 16.8 mi
- Lytton Springs: 18.1 mi
- Polonia: 21.3 mi
- Bird Bluff: 1.6 mi
- Seismic Wall: 4.5 mi
- Fern Bluff: 19.0 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 20.9 mi
- Stone picnic table: 4.1 mi
- Covered Picnic Tables: 5.1 mi
- The Learning Tree: 8.2 mi
- Lake Creek Trailhead Picnic Area: 15.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cenotaphs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shingle Hills | W 280° | 433 m | 21.9 mi |
| Lone Man Mountain | WSW 242° | 416 m | 24.7 mi |
| Wallace Mountain | W 259° | 406 m | 21.3 mi |
| Chalk Knob | W 281° | 364 m | 16.2 mi |
| Flint Rock Hill | WNW 290° | 360 m | 15.9 mi |
| Signal Hill | WSW 254° | 353 m | 14.3 mi |
| Polecat Knob | NW 326° | 346 m | 24.9 mi |
| Jess Maynard Hill | NNW 332° | 343 m | 23.9 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 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:57 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:59 | 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/13799980691
Day trips start here
- Austin · 2 mi
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