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Daniel H. Caswell House

Daniel H. Caswell House from directly overhead

Daniel H. Caswell House is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 170 m. Shingle Hills stands 433 m to the west, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Sparks House, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 4.0 miles off. 41 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Built
1984
Material
aluminium
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates30.27895, -97.74742

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
Artworks
Nature reserves: 55
Gardens: 52
Peaks: 41
Museums: 39
Attractions: 19
  • Santa Rita No. 1 Oil Well: 0.8 mi
  • French Legation State Historic Site: 1.2 mi
  • Statesman Bat Observation Center: 1.3 mi
  • South Congress Bat Colony: 1.4 mi
  • Rock Wall At Zilker: 1.5 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Twin Falls: 4.4 mi
  • Sculpture Falls: 4.7 mi
  • Hill of Life Falls: 5.1 mi
  • Lower Bull Creek Falls: 6.4 mi
  • Lower McKinney Falls: 6.5 mi
Springs: 8
Ghost towns: 6
Cliffs: 4
  • Bird Bluff: 3.8 mi
  • Seismic Wall: 3.9 mi
  • Fern Bluff: 16.9 mi
  • Chalk Bluff: 21.0 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Covered Picnic Tables: 5.6 mi
  • Stone picnic table: 6.5 mi
  • The Learning Tree: 7.8 mi
  • Lake Creek Trailhead Picnic Area: 13.1 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shingle HillsW 274°433 m20.3 mi
Gainor MountainWSW 252°429 m24.7 mi
Lone Man MountainSW 236°416 m24.7 mi
Wallace MountainWSW 252°406 m20.5 mi
Travis PeakNW 316°382 m24.4 mi
Round MountainNNW 327°366 m25.0 mi
Chalk KnobW 273°364 m14.6 mi
Flint Rock HillWNW 284°360 m14.0 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: 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.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12453821446

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