- Elevation, modelled
- 166 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Shingle Hills433 m · 21.3 mi
- Nearest byway
- Texas Hill Country Trail4.5 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:36local time
- Coordinates
- 30.2672, -97.7321
French Legation State Historic Site is a attraction in Texas, at a modelled 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.
historic place in Austin, Travis County, Texas
Wikidata Q5501826, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
- Built
- 1840
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
- Fee
- No
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of French Legation State Historic Site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shingle Hills | W 276° | 433 m | 21.3 mi |
| Lone Man Mountain | WSW 238° | 416 m | 25.0 mi |
| Wallace Mountain | WSW 255° | 406 m | 21.1 mi |
| Chalk Knob | W 276° | 364 m | 15.6 mi |
| Flint Rock Hill | WNW 286° | 360 m | 15.1 mi |
| Signal Hill | WSW 248° | 353 m | 14.3 mi |
| Polecat Knob | NW 325° | 346 m | 23.5 mi |
| Hamilton Hill | NNW 331° | 345 m | 24.1 mi |
- 4.5 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
- 22.1 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
- 24.0 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset Deck · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- French Legation: 0.0 mi
- George A. Peterson House: 0.1 mi
- Ebenezer (Third) Baptist Church: 0.1 mi
- Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church: 0.2 mi
- Green & White Grocery: 0.2 mi
- French Legation Museum: 0.0 mi
- Republic of Texas History Center: 0.0 mi
- Republic of Texas Museum: 0.0 mi
- Texas Music Museum: 0.2 mi
- German Texans Heritage Society: 0.3 mi
- Mount Bonnell: 4.4 mi
- Mount Larson: 4.7 mi
- Mount Barker: 4.7 mi
- Mount Lucas: 4.9 mi
- Hergotz Hill: 5.2 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
- Barton Springs Pool: 2.4 mi
- 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: 6.0 mi
- New Sweden: 16.3 mi
- McDuff: 16.3 mi
- Goforth: 17.3 mi
- Lytton Springs: 19.5 mi
- Palm Valley: 20.2 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).
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