- Elevation, modelled
- 136 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Shingle Hills433 m · 25.0 mi
- Nearest byway
- Texas Hill Country Trail8.0 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:36local time
- Coordinates
- 30.2597, -97.6711
The Giant Rooster is a artwork in Texas, at a modelled 136 m. Shingle Hills stands 433 m to the west, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Colorado River Greenbelt, a park 0.3 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 8.0 miles off. 34 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Material
- metal
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Giant Rooster. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shingle Hills | W 277° | 433 m | 25.0 mi |
| Wallace Mountain | WSW 259° | 406 m | 24.6 mi |
| Chalk Knob | W 277° | 364 m | 19.3 mi |
| Flint Rock Hill | WNW 284° | 360 m | 18.7 mi |
| Signal Hill | WSW 254° | 353 m | 17.6 mi |
| Jess Maynard Hill | NW 325° | 343 m | 24.8 mi |
| Jollyville Plateau | NW 312° | 340 m | 14.0 mi |
| Maul Hill | WNW 287° | 330 m | 18.5 mi |
- 8.0 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
- 18.7 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
- 20.5 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset Deck · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Colorado River Greenbelt: 0.3 mi
- Bolm District Park: 0.4 mi
- Red Bluff Neighborhood Park: 0.7 mi
- Ortega School Park: 1.0 mi
- Govalle Neighborhood Park: 1.2 mi
- Montopolis: 1.2 mi
- Bethany Cemetery: 1.7 mi
- First Colored Baptist Church: 1.8 mi
- Site of Fort Colorado: 1.8 mi
- Fort Colorado Historical Marker: 1.9 mi
- Reach for Your Dreams: 2.1 mi
- Absolute Equality: Unity Tunnel: 2.6 mi
- Arachnophilia: 2.7 mi
- Pollen Grain: 2.9 mi
- Wigwam: 2.9 mi
- E.R. Fincher III Garden: 1.7 mi
- SFC Teaching Garden: 2.6 mi
- Monoculture: 2.8 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 2.9 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 3.2 mi
- George Washington Carver Museum: 3.2 mi
- The Thinkery: 3.3 mi
- Texas State Cemetery Visitor Center: 3.3 mi
- Texas Music Museum: 3.6 mi
- Republic of Texas Museum: 3.6 mi
- Hergotz Hill: 2.0 mi
- Bald Knob: 7.0 mi
- Pilot Knob: 7.3 mi
- Mount Bonnell: 7.4 mi
- Mount Barker: 7.6 mi
- French Legation State Historic Site: 3.7 mi
- Santa Rita No. 1 Oil Well: 4.0 mi
- Statesman Bat Observation Center: 4.4 mi
- South Congress Bat Colony: 4.5 mi
- Rock Wall At Zilker: 5.8 mi
- Lower McKinney Falls: 5.8 mi
- Upper McKinney Falls: 6.1 mi
- Twin Falls: 8.5 mi
- Sculpture Falls: 9.1 mi
- Hill of Life Falls: 9.6 mi
- McDuff: 12.7 mi
- New Sweden: 14.0 mi
- Lytton Springs: 18.0 mi
- Goforth: 18.0 mi
- Palm Valley: 19.8 mi
- Seiders Spring: 5.6 mi
- Eliza Spring: 5.9 mi
- Deep Eddy Pool: 6.2 mi
- Shady Spring: 9.6 mi
- Queen's Bath: 17.6 mi
- Bird Bluff: 1.9 mi
- Seismic Wall: 7.7 mi
- Fern Bluff: 18.5 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 24.1 mi
- Stone picnic table: 5.7 mi
- Covered Picnic Tables: 8.3 mi
- The Learning Tree: 11.5 mi
- Lake Creek Trailhead Picnic Area: 15.7 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 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 | 17:35 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
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, 4 mi away.
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