- Elevation, modelled
- 141 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Shingle Hills433 m · 20.8 mi
- Nearest byway
- Texas Hill Country Trail3.9 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:36local time
- Coordinates
- 30.2606, -97.7411
Explorers Garden is a garden in Texas, at a modelled 141 m. Shingle Hills stands 433 m to the west, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Headquarters of US Army, 5th Military Dist., a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 3.9 miles off. 38 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Access
- Yes
- Fee
- No
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Explorers Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shingle Hills | W 278° | 433 m | 20.8 mi |
| Gainor Mountain | WSW 255° | 429 m | 24.7 mi |
| Lone Man Mountain | WSW 239° | 416 m | 24.3 mi |
| Wallace Mountain | WSW 256° | 406 m | 20.5 mi |
| Chalk Knob | W 278° | 364 m | 15.1 mi |
| Flint Rock Hill | WNW 288° | 360 m | 14.7 mi |
| Signal Hill | WSW 249° | 353 m | 13.6 mi |
| Polecat Knob | NW 326° | 346 m | 23.6 mi |
- 3.9 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
- 22.7 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
- 24.2 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset Deck · 23 mi
- Sinkholes · 30 mi
- Wetland Wonders · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Headquarters of US Army, 5th Military Dist.: 0.0 mi
- F. Weigl Iron Works: 0.2 mi
- Waller Creek Bridge: 0.2 mi
- The Austin Statesman: 0.2 mi
- Austin, C.S.A.: 0.3 mi
Artworks
- Una Canción de Fe y Familia: 0.2 mi
- Aquifer: 0.2 mi
- Texas Ranger: 0.2 mi
- Tau Ceti: 0.2 mi
- La Mujer: 0.3 mi
Parks
Nature reserves: 55
- Blunn Creek Nature Preserve: 1.9 mi
- Alpine Road Site: 2.8 mi
- Colorado River Park Wildlife Sanctuary: 2.9 mi
- Red Bluff Nature Preserve: 3.8 mi
- Shudde Fath Tract: 3.9 mi
Gardens: 50
- Brazos Bluff: 0.1 mi
- Congress Avenue Rain Garden: 0.3 mi
- East Avenue Rain Garden: 0.5 mi
- Festival Beach Food Forest: 0.6 mi
- Luci and Ian's Family Hill Country Garden: 0.9 mi
Museums: 39
- O. Henry Museum: 0.4 mi
- Joseph And Susanna Dickinson Hannig Museum: 0.4 mi
- Texas Toy Museum and Arcade: 0.4 mi
- Mexic-Arte Museum: 0.4 mi
- Museum of the Weird: 0.5 mi
Peaks: 38
- Mount Bonnell: 4.6 mi
- Mount Larson: 4.6 mi
- Mount Barker: 4.9 mi
- Mount Lucas: 5.1 mi
- Hergotz Hill: 5.5 mi
Attractions: 19
- Statesman Bat Observation Center: 0.3 mi
- South Congress Bat Colony: 0.3 mi
- French Legation State Historic Site: 0.7 mi
- Santa Rita No. 1 Oil Well: 1.4 mi
- Rock Wall At Zilker: 1.7 mi
Waterfalls: 10
- Twin Falls: 4.4 mi
- Sculpture Falls: 4.9 mi
- Lower McKinney Falls: 5.1 mi
- Upper McKinney Falls: 5.3 mi
- Hill of Life Falls: 5.5 mi
Springs: 8
- Eliza Spring: 1.8 mi
- Deep Eddy Pool: 2.2 mi
- Seiders Spring: 3.1 mi
- Shady Spring: 10.0 mi
- Queen's Bath: 15.4 mi
Ghost towns: 6
- Goforth: 16.8 mi
- McDuff: 16.8 mi
- New Sweden: 17.0 mi
- Lytton Springs: 19.3 mi
- Palm Valley: 20.8 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Bird Bluff: 2.8 mi
- Seismic Wall: 3.7 mi
- Fern Bluff: 18.1 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 20.5 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Covered Picnic Tables: 4.8 mi
- Stone picnic table: 5.2 mi
- The Learning Tree: 7.5 mi
- Lake Creek Trailhead Picnic Area: 14.5 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:11 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:31 | 20:01 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:57 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:59 | 17:36 |
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