Broken Spoke
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.
The story
Dance hall and restaurant in Austin, Texas.
Wikidata Q136547212, matched on coordinates and name (1 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 2021
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 1.2 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
- 25.8 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
- 25.6 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset Deck · 22 mi
- Sinkholes · 27 mi
- Wetland Wonders · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- Cathedral of Junk: 1.7 mi
- Greetings from Austin mural: 1.8 mi
- Good Luck Statue: 1.8 mi
- Sculpture of Brazilian Carnaval Feather Costume: 1.9 mi
- I love you so much Mural: 2.3 mi
- Millbrook (Roy-Hardin House): 1.3 mi
- Green Pastures: 1.4 mi
- Mary Street Stone House: 1.5 mi
- Becker School: 1.6 mi
- Espinosa-Olivares-Aguirre Expedition: 1.7 mi
- Shudde Fath Tract: 1.0 mi
- Uplands: 1.4 mi
- Alpine Road Site: 2.0 mi
- Blunn Creek Nature Preserve: 2.3 mi
- Sunset Valley Nature Area: 2.4 mi
- 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
- Davis Hill: 4.5 mi
- Mount Larson: 4.8 mi
- Flintridge Hill: 4.9 mi
- Mount Bonnell: 5.6 mi
- Mount Barker: 5.9 mi
- TexPop ATX: 1.4 mi
- Umlauf Sculpture Garden & Museum;Umlauf Sculpture Garden and Museum: 1.9 mi
- Austin Nature & Science Center: 2.3 mi
- Texas Toy Museum and Arcade: 3.0 mi
- Mexic-Arte Museum: 3.1 mi
- Barton Springs Pool: 1.8 mi
- Rock Wall At Zilker: 2.1 mi
- South Congress Bat Colony: 2.6 mi
- Statesman Bat Observation Center: 2.7 mi
- French Legation State Historic Site: 3.7 mi
- 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
- Eliza Spring: 1.9 mi
- Deep Eddy Pool: 2.6 mi
- Seiders Spring: 5.0 mi
- Shady Spring: 12.3 mi
- Queen's Bath: 15.8 mi
- Goforth: 15.1 mi
- McDuff: 19.3 mi
- Lytton Springs: 19.3 mi
- New Sweden: 19.9 mi
- Polonia: 21.3 mi
- Seismic Wall: 0.9 mi
- Bird Bluff: 5.2 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 17.6 mi
- Fern Bluff: 19.8 mi
- Covered Picnic Tables: 2.2 mi
- The Learning Tree: 4.6 mi
- Stone picnic table: 5.4 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Mountain | WSW 247° | 451 m | 24.9 mi |
| Shingle Hills | WNW 283° | 433 m | 18.5 mi |
| Gainor Mountain | WSW 257° | 429 m | 21.8 mi |
| Peach Mountain | WSW 249° | 429 m | 23.3 mi |
| Lone Woman Mountain | WSW 239° | 423 m | 22.3 mi |
| Lone Man Mountain | WSW 238° | 416 m | 21.3 mi |
| Wallace Mountain | WSW 258° | 406 m | 17.6 mi |
| Travis Peak | NW 324° | 382 m | 25.0 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 | 18:58 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 17:00 | 17:36 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Dec.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 53 | 60 | 67 | 74 | 81 | 84 | 84 | 78 | 68 | 59 | 51 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Austin 6S, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12453821476
Day trips start here
- Austin · 3 mi
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