Doyle Farm
Doyle Farm is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 201 m. Shingle Hills stands 433 m to the west-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Alpine Road Site, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 3.7 miles off. 37 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Doyle Farm historical monument within Assumption Cemetery.
What the record says
- Material
- metal
- Inscription
- Arrival on Sept. 21, 1874, of two brothers of Holy Cross at the Doyle Farm James Doyle (1795?-1866). A native of Ireland, came to Texas in 1835...
What to expect
- Access
- Permitted
How to reach it
- 3.7 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
- 23.3 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
- 24.0 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset Deck · 25 mi
- Sinkholes · 27 mi
- Wetland Wonders · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mabel Davis District Park: 0.6 mi
- Metcalfe Pocket Park: 0.8 mi
- Battle Bend Neighborhood Park: 1.2 mi
- Heritage Oaks Neighborhood Park: 1.2 mi
- Big Stacy Neighborhood Park: 1.3 mi
- Good Luck Statue: 0.8 mi
- Cathedral of Junk: 1.3 mi
- Sculpture of Brazilian Carnaval Feather Costume: 1.4 mi
- Greetings from Austin mural: 1.8 mi
- I love you so much Mural: 2.1 mi
- Saint Edward's University Main Building: 0.6 mi
- Fort Magruder, C.S.A.: 0.8 mi
- Espinosa-Olivares-Aguirre Expedition: 0.9 mi
- Ward Memorial United Methodist Church: 1.2 mi
- Walter Tips House: 1.2 mi
- Alpine Road Site: 0.5 mi
- Blunn Creek Nature Preserve: 0.8 mi
- Shudde Fath Tract: 3.3 mi
- Uplands: 3.4 mi
- Colorado River Park Wildlife Sanctuary: 3.7 mi
- Claire Kolodzey Memorial Garden: 0.8 mi
- Ted Paulissen Memorial Garden: 0.8 mi
- Peace Garden: 0.8 mi
- East Avenue Rain Garden: 2.3 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 2.3 mi
- Pilot Knob: 5.0 mi
- Davis Hill: 5.6 mi
- Hergotz Hill: 5.8 mi
- Mount Larson: 6.6 mi
- Mount Bonnell: 7.0 mi
- South Congress Bat Colony: 2.6 mi
- Statesman Bat Observation Center: 2.7 mi
- Barton Springs Pool: 3.2 mi
- French Legation State Historic Site: 3.3 mi
- Rock Wall At Zilker: 3.4 mi
- Lower McKinney Falls: 2.8 mi
- Upper McKinney Falls: 2.9 mi
- Twin Falls: 4.2 mi
- Sculpture Falls: 5.2 mi
- Hill of Life Falls: 6.0 mi
- Eliza Spring: 3.2 mi
- Deep Eddy Pool: 4.1 mi
- Seiders Spring: 5.8 mi
- Shady Spring: 12.7 mi
- Queen's Bath: 17.7 mi
- Goforth: 14.0 mi
- Lytton Springs: 17.1 mi
- McDuff: 17.2 mi
- New Sweden: 19.2 mi
- Polonia: 19.6 mi
- Seismic Wall: 3.4 mi
- Bird Bluff: 3.5 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 18.6 mi
- Fern Bluff: 20.9 mi
- Covered Picnic Tables: 3.0 mi
- Stone picnic table: 3.0 mi
- The Learning Tree: 6.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Doyle Farm. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shingle Hills | WNW 285° | 433 m | 20.8 mi |
| Gainor Mountain | W 261° | 429 m | 23.6 mi |
| Peach Mountain | WSW 254° | 429 m | 24.9 mi |
| Lone Woman Mountain | WSW 245° | 423 m | 23.6 mi |
| Lone Man Mountain | WSW 244° | 416 m | 22.5 mi |
| Wallace Mountain | W 264° | 406 m | 19.5 mi |
| Chalk Knob | WNW 289° | 364 m | 15.2 mi |
| Flint Rock Hill | WNW 299° | 360 m | 15.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:11 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:31 | 20:01 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:57 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:59 | 17:36 |
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, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/9212837662
Day trips start here
- Austin · 3 mi
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