Approximate Location of the Missions
Approximate Location of the Missions is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 137 m. Shingle Hills stands 433 m to the west, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Barton Springs Pool, a attraction 0.1 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 2.3 miles off. 40 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1936
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 2.3 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
- 25.8 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
- 24.4 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset Deck · 22 mi
- Sinkholes · 29 mi
- Wetland Wonders · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Barton Springs Park: 0.1 mi
- Zilker Park: 0.4 mi
- Volma Overton Sr. Beach at Town Lake Metro Park: 0.6 mi
- West Bouldin Creek Greenbelt: 0.8 mi
- Little Zilker Neighborhood Park: 0.8 mi
- Abundance: 1.0 mi
- Open Room Austin: 1.0 mi
- Cloud Pavilion: 1.0 mi
- Wing Trace: 1.0 mi
- Accordion 16: 1.1 mi
- Barton Springs: 0.1 mi
- Rocky Cliff: 0.2 mi
- I. V. Davis Homestead: 0.4 mi
- Swedes of Texas: 0.4 mi
- Swedish Log Cabin: 0.4 mi
- Blunn Creek Nature Preserve: 2.5 mi
- Shudde Fath Tract: 2.5 mi
- Alpine Road Site: 2.9 mi
- Uplands: 3.1 mi
- Carrington's Prairie: 3.7 mi
- Green Garden: 0.4 mi
- Oriental Garden: 0.4 mi
- Zilker Botanical Garden: 0.4 mi
- Herbal Garden: 0.5 mi
- Hartman Prehistoric Garden: 0.5 mi
- Mount Larson: 3.5 mi
- Mount Bonnell: 4.0 mi
- Mount Barker: 4.3 mi
- Flintridge Hill: 4.5 mi
- Mount Lucas: 4.6 mi
- Umlauf Sculpture Garden & Museum;Umlauf Sculpture Garden and Museum: 0.2 mi
- Austin Nature & Science Center: 0.7 mi
- TexPop ATX: 0.8 mi
- Charles Moore House: 1.5 mi
- Austin Public Library - Austin History Center: 1.6 mi
- Barton Springs Pool: 0.1 mi
- Rock Wall At Zilker: 0.4 mi
- South Congress Bat Colony: 1.4 mi
- Statesman Bat Observation Center: 1.5 mi
- French Legation State Historic Site: 2.3 mi
- Twin Falls: 2.7 mi
- Sculpture Falls: 3.2 mi
- Hill of Life Falls: 3.7 mi
- Lower McKinney Falls: 5.9 mi
- Upper McKinney Falls: 6.0 mi
- Eliza Spring: 0.1 mi
- Deep Eddy Pool: 1.0 mi
- Seiders Spring: 3.2 mi
- Shady Spring: 10.5 mi
- Queen's Bath: 14.6 mi
- Goforth: 16.7 mi
- New Sweden: 18.3 mi
- McDuff: 18.5 mi
- Lytton Springs: 20.2 mi
- Palm Valley: 21.3 mi
- Seismic Wall: 2.2 mi
- Bird Bluff: 4.5 mi
- Fern Bluff: 18.1 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 19.2 mi
- Covered Picnic Tables: 4.0 mi
- Stone picnic table: 6.0 mi
- The Learning Tree: 6.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Approximate Location of the Missions. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shingle Hills | W 278° | 433 m | 19.1 mi |
| Gainor Mountain | WSW 254° | 429 m | 23.1 mi |
| Peach Mountain | WSW 247° | 429 m | 24.7 mi |
| Lone Woman Mountain | WSW 237° | 423 m | 23.9 mi |
| Lone Man Mountain | SW 236° | 416 m | 22.9 mi |
| Wallace Mountain | WSW 254° | 406 m | 18.9 mi |
| Travis Peak | NW 320° | 382 m | 24.3 mi |
| Chalk Knob | W 279° | 364 m | 13.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:11 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:31 | 20:01 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:57 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:59 | 17:36 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Dec.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 53 | 60 | 67 | 74 | 81 | 84 | 84 | 78 | 68 | 59 | 51 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Austin 6S, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12453821503
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