- Elevation, modelled
- 172 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Shingle Hills433 m · 20.8 mi
- Nearest byway
- Texas Hill Country Trail4.7 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:37local time
- Coordinates
- 30.2856, -97.7378
The West is a artwork in Texas, at a modelled 172 m. Shingle Hills stands 433 m to the west, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Circle with Towers, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 4.7 miles off. 39 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The West. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shingle Hills | W 273° | 433 m | 20.8 mi |
| Wallace Mountain | WSW 252° | 406 m | 21.2 mi |
| Travis Peak | NW 315° | 382 m | 24.4 mi |
| Round Mountain | NW 325° | 366 m | 24.9 mi |
| Chalk Knob | W 272° | 364 m | 15.2 mi |
| Flint Rock Hill | WNW 282° | 360 m | 14.5 mi |
| Signal Hill | WSW 243° | 353 m | 14.5 mi |
| Polecat Knob | NW 323° | 346 m | 22.3 mi |
- 4.7 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
- 22.1 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
- 24.8 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset Deck · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- Circle with Towers: 0.1 mi
- Wall Drawing #520: 0.1 mi
- Vermillion: 0.1 mi
- The Color Inside: 0.1 mi
- George Washington: 0.1 mi
Historic sites
- James C. Hogg: 0.1 mi
- Martin Luther King Jr.: 0.1 mi
- UT Tower Shooting Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Littlefield Home: 0.2 mi
- Gerhard-Schoch House: 0.4 mi
Parks
- Honors Quad: 0.2 mi
- Capitol Mall: 0.4 mi
- Dell Technologies Plaza: 0.5 mi
- Eastwoods Neighborhood Park: 0.5 mi
- Health Learning Building Courtyard: 0.7 mi
Nature reserves: 55
- Blunn Creek Nature Preserve: 3.6 mi
- Colorado River Park Wildlife Sanctuary: 3.7 mi
- Red Bluff Nature Preserve: 3.8 mi
- Alpine Road Site: 4.5 mi
- Shudde Fath Tract: 5.0 mi
Gardens: 54
- Memorial Garden: 0.1 mi
- Garden patch: 0.2 mi
- Lady Bird Johnson Texas Capitol Flower Gardens: 0.7 mi
- Luci and Ian's Family Hill Country Garden: 0.9 mi
- Alamo Community Garden: 1.1 mi
Museums: 40
Peaks: 39
- Mount Bonnell: 3.2 mi
- Mount Barker: 3.4 mi
- Mount Lucas: 3.7 mi
- Mount Larson: 3.7 mi
- Cat Mountain: 5.3 mi
Attractions: 19
- Santa Rita No. 1 Oil Well: 0.4 mi
- French Legation State Historic Site: 1.3 mi
- Statesman Bat Observation Center: 1.8 mi
- South Congress Bat Colony: 1.9 mi
- Rock Wall At Zilker: 2.2 mi
Waterfalls: 10
- Twin Falls: 5.2 mi
- Sculpture Falls: 5.4 mi
- Hill of Life Falls: 5.7 mi
- Lower Bull Creek Falls: 6.3 mi
- Middle Bull Creek Falls: 6.5 mi
Springs: 8
- Seiders Spring: 1.5 mi
- Deep Eddy Pool: 2.2 mi
- Eliza Spring: 2.4 mi
- Shady Spring: 8.3 mi
- Queen's Bath: 13.9 mi
Ghost towns: 6
- New Sweden: 15.9 mi
- McDuff: 16.9 mi
- Goforth: 18.5 mi
- Palm Valley: 19.1 mi
- Lytton Springs: 20.8 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Bird Bluff: 3.7 mi
- Seismic Wall: 4.7 mi
- Fern Bluff: 16.4 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 21.7 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Covered Picnic Tables: 6.3 mi
- Stone picnic table: 6.8 mi
- The Learning Tree: 8.6 mi
- Lake Creek Trailhead Picnic Area: 12.8 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:11 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:30 | 20:01 | 20:37 |
| 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, 3 mi away.
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