- Elevation, modelled
- 125 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Chalk Knob364 m · 22.8 mi
- Nearest byway
- Texas Hill Country Trail11.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:36local time
- Coordinates
- 30.2132, -97.6205
Fork in the Road is a artwork in Texas, at a modelled 125 m. Chalk Knob stands 364 m to the west-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Onion Creek Wildlife Sanctuary, a nature reserve 0.9 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 11 miles off. 30 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fork in the Road. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chalk Knob | WNW 284° | 364 m | 22.8 mi |
| Flint Rock Hill | WNW 290° | 360 m | 22.6 mi |
| Signal Hill | W 266° | 353 m | 20.0 mi |
| Jollyville Plateau | NW 313° | 340 m | 18.4 mi |
| Maul Hill | WNW 292° | 330 m | 22.5 mi |
| Comanche Peak | NW 311° | 325 m | 20.0 mi |
| Friday Mountain | WSW 258° | 325 m | 20.7 mi |
| Dittmar Hill | WNW 284° | 324 m | 18.3 mi |
- 11.2 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
- 16.3 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
- 17.2 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Southeast Metropolitan Park: 1.5 mi
- Barkley Meadows Park: 1.8 mi
- Austin's Colony Colorado River Park: 1.9 mi
- Austin's Colony Neighborhood Park: 2.0 mi
- Elm Creek Park: 2.3 mi
Historic sites
- Old Bastrop Highway Creek Crossing: 1.6 mi
- Del Valle Army Air Base (Bergstrom Air Force Base): 2.6 mi
- John Williams and Howell Haggett: 2.9 mi
- Josephus Hornsby: 3.0 mi
- Reuben Hornsby: 3.0 mi
Artworks
- The Giant Rooster: 4.4 mi
- Reach for Your Dreams: 5.2 mi
- Absolute Equality: Unity Tunnel: 6.1 mi
- Ghost Harps: 6.5 mi
- Cenotaphs: 6.7 mi
Nature reserves: 52
Gardens: 52
- E.R. Fincher III Garden: 5.7 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 6.5 mi
- SFC Teaching Garden: 7.0 mi
- Monoculture: 7.3 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 7.3 mi
Museums: 42
- George Washington Carver Museum: 7.3 mi
- Texas State Cemetery Visitor Center: 7.3 mi
- Republic of Texas Museum: 7.6 mi
- Republic of Texas History Center: 7.6 mi
- French Legation Museum: 7.6 mi
Peaks: 30
- Hergotz Hill: 2.5 mi
- Pilot Knob: 6.4 mi
- Bald Knob: 8.6 mi
- Caldwell Knob: 10.0 mi
- Mount Bonnell: 11.8 mi
Attractions: 17
- French Legation State Historic Site: 7.6 mi
- Statesman Bat Observation Center: 8.1 mi
- South Congress Bat Colony: 8.2 mi
- Santa Rita No. 1 Oil Well: 8.2 mi
- Rock Wall At Zilker: 9.6 mi
Waterfalls: 10
- Lower McKinney Falls: 6.3 mi
- Upper McKinney Falls: 6.6 mi
- Twin Falls: 11.8 mi
- Sculpture Falls: 12.6 mi
- Hill of Life Falls: 13.2 mi
Ghost towns: 9
- McDuff: 9.4 mi
- Lytton Springs: 14.4 mi
- New Sweden: 14.9 mi
- Goforth: 16.8 mi
- Phelan: 18.0 mi
Springs: 5
- Eliza Spring: 9.6 mi
- Seiders Spring: 9.9 mi
- Deep Eddy Pool: 10.1 mi
- Shady Spring: 13.4 mi
- Queen's Bath: 22.0 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Bird Bluff: 5.1 mi
- Seismic Wall: 10.9 mi
- Fern Bluff: 22.4 mi
- Red Bluffs: 22.6 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Stone picnic table: 6.1 mi
- Covered Picnic Tables: 10.6 mi
- The Learning Tree: 14.1 mi
- Lake Creek Trailhead Picnic Area: 19.9 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:11 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:30 | 20:01 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:57 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:59 | 17:35 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 50 | 54 | 61 | 68 | 76 | 82 | 85 | 85 | 79 | 70 | 59 | 52 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 5.0 | 3.4 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 4.2 | 2.7 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Austin Bergstrom Intl AP, 4 mi away.
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