- Elevation, modelled
- 159 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Shingle Hills433 m · 21.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- Texas Hill Country Trail4.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:36local time
- Coordinates
- 30.2758, -97.7335
Spiral of the Galaxy is a artwork in Texas, at a modelled 159 m. Shingle Hills stands 433 m to the west, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Health Learning Building Courtyard, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 4.6 miles off. 37 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Material
- bronze
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Spiral of the Galaxy. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shingle Hills | W 275° | 433 m | 21.1 mi |
| Wallace Mountain | WSW 254° | 406 m | 21.2 mi |
| Chalk Knob | W 274° | 364 m | 15.5 mi |
| Flint Rock Hill | WNW 284° | 360 m | 14.9 mi |
| Signal Hill | WSW 246° | 353 m | 14.5 mi |
| Polecat Knob | NW 324° | 346 m | 23.0 mi |
| Hamilton Hill | NNW 330° | 345 m | 23.5 mi |
| Jess Maynard Hill | NNW 331° | 343 m | 21.9 mi |
- 4.6 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
- 22.0 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
- 24.3 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset Deck · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Health Learning Building Courtyard: 0.0 mi
- Waterloo Park: 0.2 mi
- Swede Hill Pocket Park: 0.2 mi
- Symphony Square: 0.3 mi
- Lott Pocket Park: 0.4 mi
- Brackenridge Hospital: 0.1 mi
- Swedish Hill: 0.2 mi
- Scholz Garten: 0.2 mi
- Site of Samuel Huston College: 0.3 mi
- George Washington Glasscock: 0.3 mi
- Wall painting for Austin: 0.2 mi
- The Price of Liberty: 0.3 mi
- Sea Turtle: 0.4 mi
- Prickly Pear: 0.4 mi
- Armadillo: 0.4 mi
- Blunn Creek Nature Preserve: 3.0 mi
- Colorado River Park Wildlife Sanctuary: 3.1 mi
- Red Bluff Nature Preserve: 3.4 mi
- Alpine Road Site: 3.9 mi
- Shudde Fath Tract: 4.8 mi
- Luci and Ian's Family Hill Country Garden: 0.2 mi
- Lady Bird Johnson Texas Capitol Flower Gardens: 0.4 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 0.8 mi
- Ellie's Garden: 0.8 mi
- Memorial Garden: 0.8 mi
- Capitol Complex Visitor Center: 0.4 mi
- German Texans Heritage Society: 0.4 mi
- Texas State History Museum: 0.5 mi
- Texas Music Museum: 0.5 mi
- Republic of Texas History Center: 0.6 mi
- Mount Bonnell: 3.9 mi
- Mount Barker: 4.1 mi
- Mount Larson: 4.3 mi
- Mount Lucas: 4.4 mi
- Hergotz Hill: 5.5 mi
- Santa Rita No. 1 Oil Well: 0.3 mi
- French Legation State Historic Site: 0.6 mi
- Statesman Bat Observation Center: 1.3 mi
- South Congress Bat Colony: 1.4 mi
- Rock Wall At Zilker: 2.1 mi
- Twin Falls: 5.1 mi
- Sculpture Falls: 5.5 mi
- Hill of Life Falls: 5.9 mi
- Lower McKinney Falls: 6.1 mi
- Upper McKinney Falls: 6.3 mi
- Seiders Spring: 2.2 mi
- Eliza Spring: 2.3 mi
- Deep Eddy Pool: 2.4 mi
- Shady Spring: 8.8 mi
- Queen's Bath: 14.6 mi
- New Sweden: 16.0 mi
- McDuff: 16.5 mi
- Goforth: 17.9 mi
- Palm Valley: 19.7 mi
- Lytton Springs: 20.1 mi
- Bird Bluff: 3.0 mi
- Seismic Wall: 4.5 mi
- Fern Bluff: 17.1 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 21.5 mi
- Covered Picnic Tables: 5.9 mi
- Stone picnic table: 6.1 mi
- The Learning Tree: 8.4 mi
- Lake Creek Trailhead Picnic Area: 13.5 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:11 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:30 | 20:01 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:57 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:59 | 17:36 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 52 | 56 | 63 | 70 | 77 | 83 | 86 | 87 | 81 | 72 | 61 | 54 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 5.0 | 3.7 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 2.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Austin-camp Mabry, 4 mi away.
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