Ghost town · Texas
New Sweden
New Sweden is a ghost town in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 169 m. Jollyville Plateau stands 340 m to the west, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is New Sweden Evangelical Lutheran Church, a historic site 1.6 miles away. Texas Brazos Trail passes 7.8 miles off. 22 named summits stand within 25 miles.
community in Texas, USA
How to reach it
Coordinates30.40861, -97.51306
- 7.8 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
- 17.4 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
- 22.2 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset Deck · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- New Sweden Evangelical Lutheran Church: 1.6 mi
- St. John Church: 1.6 mi
- Richland School: 1.6 mi
- Pfluger Cemetery: 2.3 mi
- Rose Hill Cemetery: 2.6 mi
Parks
- 1849 Park: 2.7 mi
- Presidential Glen Amenity Center: 3.6 mi
- Presidential Glen Park: 3.7 mi
- Greenbury Village Park: 4.1 mi
- Lake Pflugerville Park: 4.3 mi
Gardens: 54
- Native Texas Plants Garden: 6.5 mi
- Fort Dessau Community Garden: 7.5 mi
- Unity Park Community Garden: 9.9 mi
- Lamplight Community Garden: 11.0 mi
- Zen Garden: 11.1 mi
Artworks
- The Hutto Hippo: 9.5 mi
- Termite mound sculpture: 10.5 mi
- Zebra statue: 10.5 mi
- Herd of elephant statues: 10.5 mi
- Zebra mare and foal statues: 10.5 mi
Nature reserves: 44
- Indiangrass Wildlife Sanctuary: 8.2 mi
- Waste Management Wildlife Park: 9.0 mi
- Decker Tallgrass Prairie Preserve: 9.6 mi
- Big Walnut Creek Nature Preserve: 9.9 mi
- Red Bluff Nature Preserve: 13.8 mi
Museums: 40
- Bohls House: 6.0 mi
- Coupland Depot Museum: 8.1 mi
- Elgin Depot Museum: 9.5 mi
- Palm House Museum: 12.0 mi
- Museum of Ice Cream: 12.7 mi
Peaks: 22
- Jaecks Hill: 6.8 mi
- Bald Knob: 6.9 mi
- Martin Hill: 11.8 mi
- Hergotz Hill: 14.7 mi
- Rabbit Hill: 15.8 mi
Attractions: 14
- Abandoned zoo cage: 10.0 mi
- Client Innovation Center: 12.0 mi
- Austin Table Tennis Association: 12.9 mi
- Santa Rita No. 1 Oil Well: 15.9 mi
- Armor and Artillery Row: 16.2 mi
Waterfalls: 10
- Hidden Falls: 15.7 mi
- Link Falls: 16.1 mi
- Middle Bull Creek Falls: 16.4 mi
- Lower Bull Creek Falls: 16.5 mi
- Lower McKinney Falls: 19.7 mi
Springs: 5
- Shady Spring: 10.5 mi
- Seiders Spring: 15.7 mi
- Deep Eddy Pool: 18.0 mi
- Eliza Spring: 18.3 mi
- Queen's Bath: 20.3 mi
Ghost towns: 5
- Palm Valley: 11.3 mi
- McDuff: 13.1 mi
- Dunstan: 19.5 mi
- Phelan: 20.5 mi
- Yewpon: 24.9 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Fern Bluff: 15.2 mi
- Bird Bluff: 15.8 mi
- Comanche Bluff: 17.9 mi
- Seismic Wall: 20.5 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Stone picnic table: 19.5 mi
- Covered Picnic Tables: 21.8 mi
- The Learning Tree: 24.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of New Sweden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jollyville Plateau | W 267° | 340 m | 19.9 mi |
| Comanche Peak | W 269° | 325 m | 21.6 mi |
| Flintridge Hill | WSW 248° | 311 m | 20.6 mi |
| Shepherd Mountain | WSW 259° | 286 m | 17.5 mi |
| Martin Hill | WNW 287° | 284 m | 11.8 mi |
| Cat Mountain | WSW 256° | 283 m | 16.4 mi |
| Mount Larson | WSW 248° | 277 m | 18.0 mi |
| Davis Hill | SW 233° | 266 m | 24.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:10 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:29 | 20:01 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:56 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:58 | 17:34 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 50 | 54 | 60 | 68 | 75 | 82 | 84 | 85 | 79 | 70 | 59 | 52 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 4.9 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Elgin 1 N, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Austin · 17 mi
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