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Donnan-Hill House

Donnan-Hill House from directly overhead

Donnan-Hill House is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 171 m. Shingle Hills stands 433 m to the west, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Sweetbrush (Swisher-Scott Home), a historic site 0.3 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 3.3 miles off. 40 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

Historic place in Austin, Travis County, Texas.

Wikidata Q110024944, matched on coordinates and name (33 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Built
1975
Material
aluminium
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates30.30357, -97.77265

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • The Contemporary Austin - Laguna Gloria: 0.5 mi
  • West Lake Beach: 0.6 mi
  • Mayfield Park: 0.6 mi
  • Walsh Boat Landing: 0.8 mi
  • Tarrytown Neighborhood Park: 0.9 mi
Artworks
Historic sites: 57
Nature reserves: 55
Gardens: 53
Peaks: 40
Museums: 39
Attractions: 19
  • Lake Austin: 0.8 mi
  • Armor and Artillery Row: 0.9 mi
  • Rock Wall At Zilker: 2.5 mi
  • Barton Springs Pool: 2.8 mi
  • Santa Rita No. 1 Oil Well: 2.8 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Hill of Life Falls: 4.2 mi
  • Sculpture Falls: 4.2 mi
  • Lower Bull Creek Falls: 4.4 mi
  • Twin Falls: 4.5 mi
  • Middle Bull Creek Falls: 4.7 mi
Springs: 8
Ghost towns: 5
Cliffs: 4
  • Seismic Wall: 4.4 mi
  • Bird Bluff: 6.0 mi
  • Fern Bluff: 15.4 mi
  • Chalk Bluff: 21.0 mi
Picnic sites: 3
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shingle HillsW433 m18.7 mi
Gainor MountainWSW429 m23.9 mi
Lone Man MountainSW416 m24.5 mi
Wallace MountainWSW406 m19.7 mi
NegroheadNW405 m24.3 mi
Travis PeakNW382 m22.1 mi
Big Bear HillNNW366 m23.7 mi
Chalk KnobW364 m13.1 mi
Conditions

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 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, 1 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12453821433

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