Ashford McGill House (Zilker Park Refectory)
Ashford McGill House (Zilker Park Refectory) is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 141 m. Shingle Hills stands 433 m to the west, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Austin Nature & Science Center, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 2.4 miles off. 43 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
historic place in Austin, Travis County, Texas
Wikidata Q110023676, matched on coordinates and name (143 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1990
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 2.4 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
- 24.5 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
- 26.4 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset Deck · 21 mi
- Sinkholes · 30 mi
- Wetland Wonders · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Esperanza School Building: 0.3 mi
- Swedish Log Cabin: 0.3 mi
- Swedes of Texas: 0.3 mi
- Travis County: 0.3 mi
- Deep Eddy Bathing Beach: 0.4 mi
- Eilers Neighborhood Park: 0.3 mi
- Veterans Park: 0.3 mi
- Volma Overton Sr. Beach at Town Lake Metro Park: 0.6 mi
- Zilker Park: 0.6 mi
- Barton Springs Park: 0.6 mi
- Abundance: 0.3 mi
- Embrace Bewilderment: 0.8 mi
- ATX: 1.2 mi
- Open Room Austin: 1.3 mi
- Cloud Pavilion: 1.3 mi
- Shudde Fath Tract: 2.8 mi
- Blunn Creek Nature Preserve: 3.2 mi
- Uplands: 3.4 mi
- Alpine Road Site: 3.6 mi
- Carrington's Prairie: 3.7 mi
- Butterfly Trail: 0.2 mi
- Hartman Prehistoric Garden: 0.2 mi
- Herbal Garden: 0.2 mi
- Zilker Botanical Garden: 0.3 mi
- Rose Garden: 0.3 mi
- Mount Larson: 2.8 mi
- Mount Bonnell: 3.3 mi
- Mount Barker: 3.7 mi
- Flintridge Hill: 3.9 mi
- Mount Lucas: 3.9 mi
- Austin Nature & Science Center: 0.0 mi
- Umlauf Sculpture Garden & Museum;Umlauf Sculpture Garden and Museum: 0.8 mi
- Charles Moore House: 1.0 mi
- TexPop ATX: 1.5 mi
- Austin Public Library - Austin History Center: 1.7 mi
- Rock Wall At Zilker: 0.5 mi
- Barton Springs Pool: 0.6 mi
- South Congress Bat Colony: 1.9 mi
- Statesman Bat Observation Center: 2.0 mi
- Lake Austin: 2.0 mi
- Twin Falls: 2.8 mi
- Sculpture Falls: 3.0 mi
- Hill of Life Falls: 3.4 mi
- Lower Bull Creek Falls: 6.5 mi
- Lower McKinney Falls: 6.6 mi
- Deep Eddy Pool: 0.3 mi
- Eliza Spring: 0.6 mi
- Seiders Spring: 2.8 mi
- Shady Spring: 10.1 mi
- Queen's Bath: 13.9 mi
- Goforth: 17.3 mi
- New Sweden: 18.2 mi
- McDuff: 18.9 mi
- Palm Valley: 20.8 mi
- Lytton Springs: 20.9 mi
- Seismic Wall: 2.4 mi
- Bird Bluff: 5.0 mi
- Fern Bluff: 17.5 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 19.4 mi
- Covered Picnic Tables: 4.5 mi
- The Learning Tree: 6.2 mi
- Stone picnic table: 6.7 mi
- Lake Creek Trailhead Picnic Area: 13.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ashford McGill House (Zilker Park Refectory). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shingle Hills | W 276° | 433 m | 18.7 mi |
| Gainor Mountain | WSW 252° | 429 m | 23.0 mi |
| Peach Mountain | WSW 245° | 429 m | 24.7 mi |
| Lone Woman Mountain | SW 236° | 423 m | 24.0 mi |
| Lone Man Mountain | SW 234° | 416 m | 23.1 mi |
| Wallace Mountain | WSW 252° | 406 m | 18.8 mi |
| Travis Peak | NW 320° | 382 m | 23.6 mi |
| Round Mountain | NNW 331° | 366 m | 24.5 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: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 52 | 56 | 63 | 70 | 77 | 83 | 86 | 87 | 81 | 72 | 61 | 54 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 5.0 | 3.7 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 2.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Austin-camp Mabry, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12453821502
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