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Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary

Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary from directly overhead

Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 180 m. Shingle Hills stands 433 m to the west, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary Campus, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 4.9 miles off. 39 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

Presbyterian seminary in Austin, Texas

Dates from 1902.

Wikidata Q4823243, matched on coordinates and name (57 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Built
2002
Material
aluminium
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates30.29179, -97.73773

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Artworks
Parks
  • Honors Quad: 0.2 mi
  • Adams-Hemphill Neighborhood Park: 0.3 mi
  • Eastwoods Neighborhood Park: 0.4 mi
  • Sparky Pocket Park: 0.6 mi
  • Huffstickler Green: 0.7 mi
Nature reserves: 55
Gardens: 54
  • Garden patch: 0.2 mi
  • Memorial Garden: 0.4 mi
  • Lady Bird Johnson Texas Capitol Flower Gardens: 1.1 mi
  • Este Garden: 1.2 mi
  • Alamo Community Garden: 1.3 mi
Museums: 40
Peaks: 39
Attractions: 19
  • Santa Rita No. 1 Oil Well: 0.8 mi
  • French Legation State Historic Site: 1.7 mi
  • Armor and Artillery Row: 2.1 mi
  • Statesman Bat Observation Center: 2.2 mi
  • South Congress Bat Colony: 2.3 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Twin Falls: 5.4 mi
  • Sculpture Falls: 5.5 mi
  • Hill of Life Falls: 5.8 mi
  • Lower Bull Creek Falls: 5.9 mi
  • Middle Bull Creek Falls: 6.2 mi
Springs: 8
Ghost towns: 6
Cliffs: 4
  • Bird Bluff: 4.0 mi
  • Seismic Wall: 4.9 mi
  • Fern Bluff: 16.0 mi
  • Chalk Bluff: 22.0 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Covered Picnic Tables: 6.6 mi
  • Stone picnic table: 7.3 mi
  • The Learning Tree: 8.8 mi
  • Lake Creek Trailhead Picnic Area: 12.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shingle HillsW 272°433 m20.8 mi
Wallace MountainWSW 251°406 m21.3 mi
Travis PeakNW 314°382 m24.1 mi
Round MountainNW 325°366 m24.6 mi
Chalk KnobW 270°364 m15.2 mi
Flint Rock HillW 280°360 m14.4 mi
Signal HillWSW 242°353 m14.7 mi
Polecat KnobNW 323°346 m22.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1119:43
June solstice06:3020:0120:37
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, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12453821498

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