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Confederate Men's Home

Confederate Men's Home from directly overhead

Confederate Men's Home is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 152 m. Shingle Hills stands 433 m to the west, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Mathews School, a historic site 0.3 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 3.0 miles off. 42 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
2010
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates30.27588, -97.76425

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
Peaks: 42
Attractions: 19
  • Rock Wall At Zilker: 0.6 mi
  • Barton Springs Pool: 0.9 mi
  • Statesman Bat Observation Center: 1.6 mi
  • South Congress Bat Colony: 1.6 mi
  • Santa Rita No. 1 Oil Well: 1.8 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Twin Falls: 3.5 mi
  • Sculpture Falls: 3.7 mi
  • Hill of Life Falls: 4.0 mi
  • Lower Bull Creek Falls: 6.4 mi
  • Lower McKinney Falls: 6.6 mi
Springs: 8
Ghost towns: 6
Cliffs: 4
  • Seismic Wall: 3.0 mi
  • Bird Bluff: 4.5 mi
  • Fern Bluff: 17.2 mi
  • Chalk Bluff: 20.1 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Covered Picnic Tables: 4.9 mi
  • Stone picnic table: 6.7 mi
  • The Learning Tree: 6.9 mi
  • Lake Creek Trailhead Picnic Area: 13.3 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shingle HillsW 275°433 m19.3 mi
Gainor MountainWSW 252°429 m23.7 mi
Lone Woman MountainSW 236°423 m24.7 mi
Lone Man MountainSW 235°416 m23.7 mi
Wallace MountainWSW 252°406 m19.5 mi
Travis PeakNW 318°382 m23.8 mi
Round MountainNNW 329°366 m24.6 mi
Chalk KnobW 275°364 m13.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1119:43
June solstice06:3120:0120:37
September equinox07:2018:5719:29
December solstice07:2416:5917:36

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, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12453821451

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