Sun City Gardens
Sun City Gardens is a garden in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 255 m. Negrohead stands 405 m to the west-southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Veteran's Memorial Plaza, a historic site 1.8 miles away. Texas Brazos Trail passes 15 miles off. 35 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Access
- Private
- Fee
- No
How to reach it
- 15.2 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
- 16.8 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset Deck · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Veteran's Memorial Plaza: 1.8 mi
- James B. Williams: 2.8 mi
- 1800’s Stone Building: 3.4 mi
- North Fork of the San Gabriel River: 4.5 mi
- John Berry, Frontiersman: 5.1 mi
- Legacy Circle Neighborhood Park: 2.1 mi
- Legacy Hills Park: 2.2 mi
- Creekside Park: 2.5 mi
- Golden Bear Park: 2.6 mi
- Cedar Elm Park: 2.7 mi
- Tucker Knob: 9.0 mi
- Rabbit Hill: 9.7 mi
- Queen Hill: 9.9 mi
- Barnett Knob: 10.2 mi
- Rabbit Hill: 10.5 mi
- Statue of Robert McAlpin Williamson (Three-Legged Willie): 7.0 mi
- Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Memorial: 7.0 mi
- Rhinoceros statue: 15.4 mi
- Termite mound sculpture: 15.4 mi
- Termite mound sculpture: 15.4 mi
- Twin Springs Preserve: 5.6 mi
- Georgetown Lake Recreational Area: 5.9 mi
- Beck Preserve: 16.9 mi
- Willis Creek Wildlife Area: 17.8 mi
- San Gabriel Wildlife Area: 18.1 mi
- Sunken Garden: 6.1 mi
- Southwestern University Community Garden: 7.1 mi
- Laura Kuykendall Garden: 7.3 mi
- Rancho Sienna Community Garden: 10.5 mi
- Reagan Garden: 16.4 mi
- The Williamson Museum: 7.0 mi
- Interpretive Center: 15.2 mi
- Palm House Museum: 15.7 mi
- Salado Museum and College Park: 17.1 mi
- Mayfield-Dobbs Museum: 19.9 mi
- Brushy Spring: 7.6 mi
- Headquarters Springs: 10.8 mi
- Warwick Springs: 10.9 mi
- Apple Spring: 17.4 mi
- Queen's Bath: 20.9 mi
- Inner Space Cavern: 8.9 mi
- Old Town Salado: 17.8 mi
- Texas paintball: 20.4 mi
- Client Innovation Center: 23.1 mi
- Abandoned zoo cage: 23.2 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 13.1 mi
- Fern Bluff: 14.9 mi
- Comanche Bluff: 17.9 mi
- Bell County Northbound Rest Area: 14.1 mi
- Bell County Southbound Rest Area: 15.0 mi
- Palm Valley: 14.1 mi
- Donahoe: 22.4 mi
- Lake Creek Trailhead Picnic Area: 19.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sun City Gardens. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Negrohead | WSW 240° | 405 m | 24.6 mi |
| Buzzard Roost | WSW 257° | 391 m | 24.6 mi |
| Travis Peak | SW 235° | 382 m | 24.2 mi |
| Pilot Knob | W 278° | 368 m | 12.0 mi |
| Chalk Knob | WSW 245° | 367 m | 24.4 mi |
| Big Bear Hill | WSW 240° | 366 m | 19.6 mi |
| Round Mountain | WSW 237° | 366 m | 19.7 mi |
| Ivy Mountain | NNW 335° | 362 m | 22.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:11 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:29 | 20:02 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:57 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 16:58 | 17:34 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 52 | 59 | 66 | 74 | 81 | 84 | 84 | 78 | 69 | 58 | 50 |
| Precip in | 2.5 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Georgetown Lake, 4 mi away.
- Common Raccoon205 obs
- White-tailed Deer135 obs
- Eastern Fox Squirrel93 obs
- Virginia Opossum41 obs
- Northern Cardinal40 obs
- Mexican Long-nosed Armadillo39 obs
- Striped Skunk34 obs
- Wild Turkey29 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/874921311
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