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Ducher

Ducher from directly overhead

Ducher is an artwork in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 166 m. Shingle Hills stands 433 m to the west, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is French Legation Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 4.5 miles off. 37 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Material
stone

How to reach it

Coordinates30.26687, -97.73208

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Roy and Matías Velázquez Plaza: 0.2 mi
  • Masontown Park: 0.3 mi
  • Lott Pocket Park: 0.3 mi
  • Symphony Square: 0.4 mi
  • Onion Street Paseo: 0.4 mi
Artworks
Gardens: 51
Museums: 39
Peaks: 37
Attractions: 19
  • French Legation State Historic Site: 0.0 mi
  • Santa Rita No. 1 Oil Well: 0.9 mi
  • Statesman Bat Observation Center: 0.9 mi
  • South Congress Bat Colony: 1.0 mi
  • Rock Wall At Zilker: 2.2 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Twin Falls: 5.0 mi
  • Sculpture Falls: 5.5 mi
  • Lower McKinney Falls: 5.5 mi
  • Upper McKinney Falls: 5.7 mi
  • Hill of Life Falls: 5.9 mi
Springs: 8
Ghost towns: 6
Cliffs: 4
  • Bird Bluff: 2.5 mi
  • Seismic Wall: 4.3 mi
  • Fern Bluff: 17.7 mi
  • Chalk Bluff: 21.2 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Stone picnic table: 5.5 mi
  • Covered Picnic Tables: 5.5 mi
  • The Learning Tree: 8.2 mi
  • Lake Creek Trailhead Picnic Area: 14.1 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ducher. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shingle HillsW 276°433 m21.3 mi
Lone Man MountainWSW 238°416 m25.0 mi
Wallace MountainWSW 255°406 m21.1 mi
Chalk KnobW 276°364 m15.6 mi
Flint Rock HillWNW 286°360 m15.1 mi
Signal HillWSW 248°353 m14.3 mi
Polecat KnobNW 325°346 m23.6 mi
Hamilton HillNNW 331°345 m24.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1119:43
June solstice06:3020:0120:36
September equinox07:2018:5719:29
December solstice07:2416:5917:36

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Dec.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485360677481848478685951

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Austin 6S, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/8519220060

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