Clarksville
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Clarksville is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 165 m. Shingle Hills stands 433 m to the west, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Hezikiah Haskell House, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 3.3 miles off. 41 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Clarksville Historic District in Austin, Texas, is an area located west of downtown Austin near Lady Bird Lake and just northeast of the intersection of the Missouri Pacific Railroad and West Tenth Street. Many historic homes and structures are located within the Clarksville Historic District. While Clarksville is geographically part of the Old West Austin Historic District, it is distinct from the two historic neighborhoods of Old Enfield, which lies immediately to the north on the eastern side of Texas State Highway Loop 1 (commonly referred to as Mopac), and Tarrytown, which is situated to the west and northwest on the western side of Mopac. Founded by freedman Charles Clark in 1871, Clarksville is the oldest surviving freedman's town ‒ the original post-Civil War settlements founded by former African-American slaves ‒ west of the Mississippi River. The historic district was inducted into the National Register of Historic Places in 1976 in recognition of its unique and valuable history. The Clarksville Historic District is located within City Council District 9.
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Wikidata Q5127694, matched on coordinates and name (24 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1973
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 3.3 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
- 23.6 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
- 26.0 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset Deck · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Hezikiah Haskell House: 0.1 mi
- Mathews School: 0.2 mi
- Confederate Men's Home: 0.4 mi
- Crusemann-Marsh-Bell House: 0.4 mi
- King-Von Rosenberg House: 0.4 mi
- Mary Frances Baylor Clarksville Park: 0.1 mi
- Palma Plaza Pocket Park: 0.3 mi
- West Austin Neighborhood Park: 0.4 mi
- Don Baylor Park: 0.4 mi
- Pease District Park: 0.6 mi
- Embrace Bewilderment: 0.3 mi
- Malin's Fountain: 0.5 mi
- Abundance: 0.7 mi
- ATX: 0.9 mi
- Accordion 16: 1.1 mi
- Blunn Creek Nature Preserve: 3.4 mi
- Shudde Fath Tract: 3.7 mi
- Alpine Road Site: 4.0 mi
- Wild Basin Wilderness Preserve: 4.1 mi
- Uplands: 4.3 mi
- Colorado Community Garden: 0.8 mi
- Hartman Prehistoric Garden: 1.0 mi
- Rose Garden: 1.0 mi
- Oriental Garden: 1.0 mi
- Butterfly Trail: 1.0 mi
- Mount Larson: 2.7 mi
- Mount Bonnell: 2.8 mi
- Mount Barker: 3.1 mi
- Mount Lucas: 3.4 mi
- Flintridge Hill: 4.4 mi
- Charles Moore House: 0.4 mi
- Neill-Cochran House Museum: 0.9 mi
- Austin Nature & Science Center: 1.0 mi
- Austin Public Library - Austin History Center: 1.2 mi
- Umlauf Sculpture Garden & Museum;Umlauf Sculpture Garden and Museum: 1.3 mi
- Rock Wall At Zilker: 1.0 mi
- Barton Springs Pool: 1.3 mi
- Santa Rita No. 1 Oil Well: 1.7 mi
- Statesman Bat Observation Center: 1.8 mi
- South Congress Bat Colony: 1.8 mi
- Twin Falls: 3.8 mi
- Sculpture Falls: 3.9 mi
- Hill of Life Falls: 4.2 mi
- Lower Bull Creek Falls: 6.0 mi
- Middle Bull Creek Falls: 6.3 mi
- Deep Eddy Pool: 0.7 mi
- Eliza Spring: 1.3 mi
- Seiders Spring: 1.9 mi
- Shady Spring: 9.1 mi
- Queen's Bath: 13.5 mi
- New Sweden: 17.3 mi
- Goforth: 18.0 mi
- McDuff: 18.3 mi
- Palm Valley: 20.0 mi
- Lytton Springs: 21.1 mi
- Seismic Wall: 3.4 mi
- Bird Bluff: 4.6 mi
- Fern Bluff: 16.8 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 20.4 mi
- Covered Picnic Tables: 5.3 mi
- Stone picnic table: 7.0 mi
- The Learning Tree: 7.2 mi
- Lake Creek Trailhead Picnic Area: 12.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Clarksville. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shingle Hills | W 274° | 433 m | 19.4 mi |
| Gainor Mountain | WSW 251° | 429 m | 23.9 mi |
| Lone Man Mountain | SW 234° | 416 m | 24.0 mi |
| Wallace Mountain | WSW 251° | 406 m | 19.7 mi |
| Travis Peak | NW 318° | 382 m | 23.6 mi |
| Round Mountain | NNW 329° | 366 m | 24.4 mi |
| Chalk Knob | W 273° | 364 m | 13.7 mi |
| Flint Rock Hill | WNW 284° | 360 m | 13.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:11 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:31 | 20:01 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:57 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:59 | 17:36 |
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, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12453821460
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- Austin · 1 mi
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