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Camp Mabry

Camp Mabry from directly overhead

Camp Mabry is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 195 m. Shingle Hills stands 433 m to the west, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Major John B. Jones, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 4.2 miles off. 43 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

administrative building at 2200 W. 35th St. Austin, Texas

Wikidata Q107317453, matched on coordinates and name (54 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1968
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

How to reach it

Coordinates30.30987, -97.75953

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Mayfield Park: 0.7 mi
  • Signature Park: 0.7 mi
  • Seiders Springs Park: 0.7 mi
  • The Contemporary Austin - Laguna Gloria: 0.9 mi
  • Shoal Creek Greenbelt: 0.9 mi
Artworks
Gardens: 55
Nature reserves: 55
Peaks: 43
Attractions: 19
  • Armor and Artillery Row: 0.3 mi
  • Lake Austin: 1.6 mi
  • Santa Rita No. 1 Oil Well: 2.5 mi
  • Rock Wall At Zilker: 2.9 mi
  • Barton Springs Pool: 3.3 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Lower Bull Creek Falls: 4.2 mi
  • Middle Bull Creek Falls: 4.5 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 4.9 mi
  • Link Falls: 4.9 mi
  • Hill of Life Falls: 5.1 mi
Springs: 8
Ghost towns: 5
Cliffs: 4
  • Seismic Wall: 5.1 mi
  • Bird Bluff: 5.8 mi
  • Fern Bluff: 14.8 mi
  • Chalk Bluff: 21.9 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Covered Picnic Tables: 7.2 mi
  • The Learning Tree: 8.7 mi
  • Stone picnic table: 8.8 mi
  • Lake Creek Trailhead Picnic Area: 10.9 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shingle HillsW 268°433 m19.5 mi
Gainor MountainWSW 247°429 m24.8 mi
Wallace MountainWSW 246°406 m20.6 mi
NegroheadNW 314°405 m24.5 mi
Bald MountainNW 311°383 m24.9 mi
Travis PeakNW 314°382 m22.3 mi
Round MountainNW 326°366 m22.8 mi
Big Bear HillNW 326°366 m23.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1119:43
June solstice06:3120:0220:37
September equinox07:2018:5719:29
December solstice07:2416:5917:36

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °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, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12453821473

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