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Congress Avenue

Congress Avenue from directly overhead

Congress Avenue is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 144 m. Shingle Hills stands 433 m to the west, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Congress Avenue Rain Garden, a garden less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 3.7 miles off. 38 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

bridge in United States of America

Wikidata Q4766731, matched on coordinates and name (230 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Built
1989
Material
aluminium
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates30.26332, -97.74479

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Roberta Crenshaw Overlook at Shoal Beach at Town Lake Metro Park: 0.0 mi
  • Republic Square: 0.3 mi
  • Brush Square: 0.3 mi
  • Margaret Moser Plaza: 0.4 mi
  • Sir Swante Palm Neighborhood Park: 0.5 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
Nature reserves: 55
Gardens: 51
Museums: 38
Peaks: 38
Attractions: 19
  • Statesman Bat Observation Center: 0.2 mi
  • South Congress Bat Colony: 0.3 mi
  • French Legation State Historic Site: 0.8 mi
  • Santa Rita No. 1 Oil Well: 1.3 mi
  • Rock Wall At Zilker: 1.4 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Twin Falls: 4.2 mi
  • Sculpture Falls: 4.7 mi
  • Hill of Life Falls: 5.2 mi
  • Lower McKinney Falls: 5.4 mi
  • Upper McKinney Falls: 5.6 mi
Springs: 8
Ghost towns: 6
Cliffs: 4
  • Bird Bluff: 3.1 mi
  • Seismic Wall: 3.5 mi
  • Fern Bluff: 18.0 mi
  • Chalk Bluff: 20.5 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Covered Picnic Tables: 4.8 mi
  • Stone picnic table: 5.4 mi
  • The Learning Tree: 7.4 mi
  • Lake Creek Trailhead Picnic Area: 14.2 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shingle HillsW 277°433 m20.6 mi
Gainor MountainWSW 255°429 m24.5 mi
Lone Man MountainWSW 238°416 m24.2 mi
Wallace MountainWSW 255°406 m20.3 mi
Chalk KnobW 278°364 m14.9 mi
Flint Rock HillWNW 288°360 m14.4 mi
Signal HillWSW 248°353 m13.5 mi
Polecat KnobNNW 326°346 m23.3 mi
Conditions

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: 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/12453821448

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