Downs Field
Downs Field is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 158 m. Shingle Hills stands 433 m to the west, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Downs-Mabson Fields, a park 0.1 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 6.0 miles off. 36 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
historic place in Austin, Travis County, Texas
Dates from 1914.
Wikidata Q5303260, matched on coordinates and name (52 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 2015
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 6.0 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
- 20.6 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
- 23.0 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset Deck · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Downs-Mabson Fields: 0.1 mi
- Alexander Neighborhood Park: 0.3 mi
- Oak Springs School Park: 0.4 mi
- Rosewood Neighborhood Park: 0.4 mi
- Boggy Creek Greenbelt: 0.5 mi
- Henry G. Madison Cabin: 0.4 mi
- Henry G. Madison Cabin: 0.4 mi
- L. C. Anderson High School and Integration of Austin's Public Schools: 0.4 mi
- Maud Anna Berry Smith Fuller: 0.4 mi
- Rosewood Park: 0.5 mi
- You are my butter half mural: 0.7 mi
- Pollen Grain: 1.0 mi
- Wigwam: 1.0 mi
- Arachnophilia: 1.1 mi
- East 11th Street: 1.2 mi
- Red Bluff Nature Preserve: 2.0 mi
- Colorado River Park Wildlife Sanctuary: 2.2 mi
- Blunn Creek Nature Preserve: 3.7 mi
- Alpine Road Site: 4.7 mi
- Hornsby Bend Ecological Research Area: 4.9 mi
- SFC Teaching Garden: 0.2 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 0.7 mi
- Ellie's Garden: 0.7 mi
- Alamo Community Garden: 0.8 mi
- Este Garden: 0.8 mi
- George Washington Carver Museum: 1.0 mi
- Texas State Cemetery Visitor Center: 1.2 mi
- Texas Music Museum: 1.4 mi
- Lyndon Baines Johnson Presidential Library and Museum: 1.4 mi
- Republic of Texas Museum: 1.4 mi
- Hergotz Hill: 4.3 mi
- Mount Bonnell: 4.9 mi
- Mount Barker: 5.1 mi
- Mount Lucas: 5.3 mi
- Mount Larson: 5.5 mi
- French Legation State Historic Site: 1.5 mi
- Santa Rita No. 1 Oil Well: 1.6 mi
- Statesman Bat Observation Center: 2.4 mi
- South Congress Bat Colony: 2.5 mi
- Rock Wall At Zilker: 3.6 mi
- Lower McKinney Falls: 6.1 mi
- Upper McKinney Falls: 6.4 mi
- Twin Falls: 6.5 mi
- Sculpture Falls: 6.9 mi
- Hill of Life Falls: 7.3 mi
- Seiders Spring: 3.1 mi
- Eliza Spring: 3.7 mi
- Deep Eddy Pool: 3.8 mi
- Shady Spring: 8.5 mi
- Queen's Bath: 15.4 mi
- New Sweden: 14.9 mi
- McDuff: 15.1 mi
- Goforth: 18.2 mi
- Palm Valley: 19.2 mi
- Lytton Springs: 19.6 mi
- Bird Bluff: 2.2 mi
- Seismic Wall: 5.8 mi
- Fern Bluff: 17.1 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 22.7 mi
- Stone picnic table: 6.1 mi
- Covered Picnic Tables: 7.0 mi
- The Learning Tree: 9.7 mi
- Lake Creek Trailhead Picnic Area: 13.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Downs Field. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shingle Hills | W 274° | 433 m | 22.6 mi |
| Wallace Mountain | WSW 255° | 406 m | 22.6 mi |
| Chalk Knob | W 274° | 364 m | 16.9 mi |
| Flint Rock Hill | WNW 283° | 360 m | 16.3 mi |
| Signal Hill | WSW 248° | 353 m | 15.8 mi |
| Polecat Knob | NW 321° | 346 m | 23.9 mi |
| Hamilton Hill | NNW 327° | 345 m | 24.3 mi |
| Jess Maynard Hill | NNW 328° | 343 m | 22.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:11 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:30 | 20:01 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:57 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:59 | 17:35 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Dec.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 53 | 60 | 67 | 74 | 81 | 84 | 84 | 78 | 68 | 59 | 51 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Austin 6S, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12453821432
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- Austin · 2 mi
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