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Broken Spoke

Broken Spoke from directly overhead

Broken Spoke is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 206 m. Jack Mountain stands 451 m to the west-southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Tom Lasseter-South Lamar Neighborhood Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 1.2 miles off. 44 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

dance hall and restaurant in Austin, Texas

Wikidata Q136547212, matched on coordinates and name (1 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Built
2021
Material
aluminium
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates30.24089, -97.78521

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Tom Lasseter-South Lamar Neighborhood Park: 0.4 mi
  • Dog Obstacle Course: 0.5 mi
  • South Austin Senior Activity Center: 0.5 mi
  • Gus Fruh Park: 0.5 mi
  • Clawson Neighborhood Park: 0.6 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
Nature reserves: 56
Gardens: 53
  • Ted Paulissen Memorial Garden: 1.9 mi
  • Peace Garden: 1.9 mi
  • Claire Kolodzey Memorial Garden: 1.9 mi
  • Cherry Creek Community Garden: 2.0 mi
  • Herbal Garden: 2.1 mi
Peaks: 44
Museums: 39
Attractions: 18
Waterfalls: 10
  • Twin Falls: 1.7 mi
  • Sculpture Falls: 2.7 mi
  • Hill of Life Falls: 3.5 mi
  • Lower McKinney Falls: 5.2 mi
  • Upper McKinney Falls: 5.3 mi
Springs: 10
Ghost towns: 6
Cliffs: 4
  • Seismic Wall: 0.9 mi
  • Bird Bluff: 5.2 mi
  • Chalk Bluff: 17.6 mi
  • Fern Bluff: 19.8 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Covered Picnic Tables: 2.2 mi
  • The Learning Tree: 4.6 mi
  • Stone picnic table: 5.4 mi
  • Lake Creek Trailhead Picnic Area: 15.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Jack MountainWSW 247°451 m24.9 mi
Shingle HillsWNW 283°433 m18.5 mi
Gainor MountainWSW 257°429 m21.8 mi
Peach MountainWSW 249°429 m23.3 mi
Lone Woman MountainWSW 239°423 m22.3 mi
Lone Man MountainWSW 238°416 m21.3 mi
Wallace MountainWSW 258°406 m17.6 mi
Travis PeakNW 324°382 m25.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1119:43
June solstice06:3120:0120:37
September equinox07:2018:5819:29
December solstice07:2417:0017:36

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Dec.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485360677481848478685951

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Austin 6S, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12453821476

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