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Annie Webb Blanton

Annie Webb Blanton from directly overhead

Annie Webb Blanton is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 184 m. Shingle Hills stands 433 m to the west, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Windsor Park Community Garden, a garden 0.3 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 7.9 miles off. 37 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Built
1988
Material
aluminium
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates30.30735, -97.69012

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Bartholomew District Park: 0.4 mi
  • Jessie Andrews Park: 0.7 mi
  • Earl J Pomerleau Pocket Park: 0.8 mi
  • Eva Carrillo de García Park: 0.8 mi
  • Mary Elizabeth Branch Park: 0.9 mi
Artworks
Historic sites
Gardens: 54
Nature reserves: 53
Museums: 41
Peaks: 37
Attractions: 18
  • Santa Rita No. 1 Oil Well: 3.3 mi
  • French Legation State Historic Site: 3.7 mi
  • Armor and Artillery Row: 4.3 mi
  • Statesman Bat Observation Center: 4.6 mi
  • South Congress Bat Colony: 4.7 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Lower Bull Creek Falls: 7.0 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 7.1 mi
  • Middle Bull Creek Falls: 7.2 mi
  • Link Falls: 7.3 mi
  • Twin Falls: 8.4 mi
Springs: 7
Ghost towns: 7
Cliffs: 4
  • Bird Bluff: 4.3 mi
  • Seismic Wall: 7.9 mi
  • Fern Bluff: 15.1 mi
  • Chalk Bluff: 24.9 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Stone picnic table: 8.4 mi
  • Covered Picnic Tables: 9.3 mi
  • The Learning Tree: 11.8 mi
  • Lake Creek Trailhead Picnic Area: 12.2 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shingle HillsW 269°433 m23.7 mi
Wallace MountainWSW 251°406 m24.3 mi
Chalk KnobW 267°364 m18.0 mi
Flint Rock HillW 275°360 m17.1 mi
Signal HillWSW 243°353 m17.7 mi
Polecat KnobNW 315°346 m23.0 mi
Hamilton HillNW 322°345 m23.2 mi
Jess Maynard HillNW 322°343 m21.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:1119:43
June solstice06:3020:0120:36
September equinox07:2018:5719:29
December solstice07:2416:5917:35

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F525663707783868781726154
Precip in2.61.92.92.45.03.72.02.73.53.92.92.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Austin-camp Mabry, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12453821504

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