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Sunken Garden

Sunken Garden from directly overhead

Sunken Garden is a garden in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 207 m. Negrohead stands 405 m to the west-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is San Gabriel Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Texas Brazos Trail passes 13 miles off. 37 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Access
Yes
Fee
No
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates30.65201, -97.66879

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • San Gabriel Park: 0.2 mi
  • Windridge Village Park: 0.6 mi
  • Windridge Village Park: 0.6 mi
  • VFW Park: 0.7 mi
  • Katy Crossing Community Park: 1.0 mi
Historic sites
Artworks: 38
Peaks: 37
  • Rabbit Hill: 3.7 mi
  • Rabbit Hill: 4.8 mi
  • Queen Hill: 7.3 mi
  • Signal Hill: 12.2 mi
  • Jaecks Hill: 12.6 mi
Nature reserves: 28
Gardens: 23
Museums: 16
Attractions: 7
  • Inner Space Cavern: 3.3 mi
  • Abandoned zoo cage: 17.3 mi
  • Client Innovation Center: 17.5 mi
  • Texas paintball: 17.7 mi
  • Austin Table Tennis Association: 19.8 mi
Springs: 7
  • Brushy Spring: 13.6 mi
  • Apple Spring: 15.7 mi
  • Headquarters Springs: 16.6 mi
  • Warwick Springs: 16.6 mi
  • Queen's Bath: 16.9 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Hidden Falls: 19.8 mi
  • Link Falls: 20.0 mi
  • Middle Bull Creek Falls: 20.6 mi
  • Lower Bull Creek Falls: 20.9 mi
  • Small Falls: 23.0 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Cliffs: 3
Rest areas: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Lake Creek Trailhead Picnic Area: 14.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sunken Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
NegroheadWSW 254°405 m24.0 mi
Travis PeakWSW 249°382 m23.0 mi
Pilot KnobWNW 299°368 m15.6 mi
Chalk KnobW 259°367 m24.3 mi
Round MountainWSW 255°366 m18.9 mi
Big Bear HillWSW 258°366 m19.2 mi
Bald KnobNW 310°355 m16.5 mi
Barnett KnobWNW 303°351 m14.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:1119:43
June solstice06:2920:0220:37
September equinox07:2018:5719:29
December solstice07:2516:5817:34

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485259667481848478695850
Precip in2.52.23.13.04.24.02.22.64.03.92.72.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Georgetown Lake, 4 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Eastern Fox Squirrel259 obs
  • Common Raccoon209 obs
  • Western Honey Bee142 obs
  • Egyptian Goose137 obs
  • White-tailed Deer133 obs
  • Great Blue Heron128 obs
  • Northern Cardinal127 obs
  • Milk Snail127 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/865807708

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