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Barr Mansion

Barr Mansion from directly overhead

Barr Mansion is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 187 m. Chalk Knob stands 364 m to the west-southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Waste Management Wildlife Park, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 11 miles off. 36 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Built
1983
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
Coordinates30.35189, -97.64727

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Pioneer Crossing Neighborhood Park: 1.0 mi
  • Jourdan-Bachman Pioneer Farms: 1.2 mi
  • Musket Valley Neighborhood Park: 1.5 mi
  • Pioneer Crossing West Greenbelt: 1.5 mi
  • Harris Branch Neighborhood Park: 1.7 mi
Artworks
Gardens: 55
Nature reserves: 52
Museums: 40
Peaks: 36
Attractions: 18
  • Abandoned zoo cage: 3.9 mi
  • Austin Table Tennis Association: 4.7 mi
  • Client Innovation Center: 5.3 mi
  • Santa Rita No. 1 Oil Well: 7.2 mi
  • Armor and Artillery Row: 7.3 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Hidden Falls: 7.8 mi
  • Link Falls: 8.1 mi
  • Lower Bull Creek Falls: 8.3 mi
  • Middle Bull Creek Falls: 8.3 mi
  • Lower McKinney Falls: 12.2 mi
Ghost towns: 7
Springs: 6
Picnic sites: 4
  • Lake Creek Trailhead Picnic Area: 11.1 mi
  • Stone picnic table: 12.1 mi
  • Covered Picnic Tables: 13.3 mi
  • The Learning Tree: 15.6 mi
Cliffs: 3
  • Bird Bluff: 8.0 mi
  • Seismic Wall: 11.7 mi
  • Fern Bluff: 12.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chalk KnobWSW 259°364 m21.0 mi
Flint Rock HillW 265°360 m19.6 mi
Signal HillWSW 239°353 m21.5 mi
Polecat KnobNW 305°346 m23.0 mi
Hamilton HillNW 312°345 m22.7 mi
Jess Maynard HillNW 312°343 m21.0 mi
Jollyville PlateauWNW 284°340 m12.2 mi
Maul HillW 267°330 m19.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:1119:42
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, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12453821489

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