Austin State Hospital
Austin State Hospital is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 192 m. Shingle Hills stands 433 m to the west, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Central Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 5.3 miles off. 37 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Historic place in Austin, Travis County, Texas.
Dates from 1861.
Wikidata Q4823299, matched on coordinates and name (28 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1966
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 5.3 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
- 21.8 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
- 25.6 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset Deck · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Central Park: 0.2 mi
- Ramsey Park: 0.6 mi
- Shipe Park: 0.6 mi
- Sparky Pocket Park: 0.6 mi
- Seiders Springs Park: 0.7 mi
- Clock Knot: 1.2 mi
- Diana the Huntress: 1.3 mi
- Monochrome for Austin: 1.4 mi
- Barbara Jordan Statue: 1.4 mi
- Mustangs: 1.4 mi
- Elvira T. Manor Davis House: 0.2 mi
- Jacob Leser House: 0.4 mi
- Hyde Park: 0.4 mi
- Texas Confederate Woman's Home: 0.5 mi
- Kopperl House: 0.5 mi
- Red Bluff Nature Preserve: 4.5 mi
- Stillhouse Hollow Nature Preserve: 4.7 mi
- Barrow Nature Preserve: 4.8 mi
- Colorado River Park Wildlife Sanctuary: 4.9 mi
- Nalle Bunny Run Wildlife Preserve: 4.9 mi
- University of Texas Microfarm: 0.8 mi
- Garden patch: 1.3 mi
- Memorial Garden: 1.4 mi
- Patterson Park Community Garden: 1.9 mi
- Este Garden: 2.0 mi
- Elisabet Ney Museum: 0.7 mi
- Texas Memorial Museum: 1.4 mi
- Texas Military Forces Museum: 1.5 mi
- Neill-Cochran House Museum: 1.5 mi
- Lyndon Baines Johnson Presidential Library and Museum: 1.6 mi
- Mount Bonnell: 2.3 mi
- Mount Barker: 2.4 mi
- Mount Lucas: 2.6 mi
- Mount Larson: 3.3 mi
- Cat Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Armor and Artillery Row: 1.5 mi
- Santa Rita No. 1 Oil Well: 1.9 mi
- French Legation State Historic Site: 2.8 mi
- Lake Austin: 2.9 mi
- Rock Wall At Zilker: 3.3 mi
- Lower Bull Creek Falls: 5.0 mi
- Middle Bull Creek Falls: 5.2 mi
- Hidden Falls: 5.5 mi
- Link Falls: 5.6 mi
- Sculpture Falls: 6.0 mi
- Seiders Spring: 0.6 mi
- Deep Eddy Pool: 3.0 mi
- Eliza Spring: 3.6 mi
- Shady Spring: 6.9 mi
- Queen's Bath: 12.6 mi
- New Sweden: 15.1 mi
- McDuff: 17.4 mi
- Palm Valley: 17.7 mi
- Goforth: 20.0 mi
- Lytton Springs: 22.2 mi
- Bird Bluff: 4.9 mi
- Seismic Wall: 5.7 mi
- Fern Bluff: 14.9 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 22.7 mi
- Covered Picnic Tables: 7.6 mi
- Stone picnic table: 8.3 mi
- The Learning Tree: 9.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Austin State Hospital. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shingle Hills | W 269° | 433 m | 20.9 mi |
| Wallace Mountain | WSW 248° | 406 m | 21.7 mi |
| Travis Peak | NW 312° | 382 m | 23.4 mi |
| Big Bear Hill | NW 323° | 366 m | 24.7 mi |
| Chalk Knob | W 266° | 364 m | 15.2 mi |
| Flint Rock Hill | W 276° | 360 m | 14.3 mi |
| Signal Hill | WSW 238° | 353 m | 15.3 mi |
| Polecat Knob | NW 321° | 346 m | 21.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:11 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:30 | 20:01 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:57 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:59 | 17:35 |
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, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12453821496
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