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Early Commercial Building

Early Commercial Building from directly overhead

Early Commercial Building is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 220 m. Boultinghouse Mountain stands 418 m to the west, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Round Rock, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 7.6 miles off. 35 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

Historic place in Round Rock, Williamson County, Texas.

Wikidata Q110024219, matched on coordinates and name (3 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Built
1970
Material
aluminium
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates30.50879, -97.67758

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Sharon Prete Main Street Plaza: 0.0 mi
  • Koughan Memorial Water Tower Park: 0.1 mi
  • Centennial Plaza: 0.3 mi
  • Veterans Park: 0.4 mi
  • Buck Egger Park: 0.5 mi
Gardens: 54
Artworks
  • Two lion statues: 2.6 mi
  • Giraffe statue: 2.7 mi
  • Kalahari Resort sign: 2.7 mi
  • Herd of elephant statues: 2.7 mi
  • Termite mound sculpture: 2.7 mi
Nature reserves: 52
Museums: 40
  • Palm House Museum: 0.0 mi
  • Bohls House: 6.3 mi
  • Museum of Ice Cream: 7.9 mi
  • Museum of Illusions: 8.3 mi
  • The Williamson Museum: 8.8 mi
Peaks: 35
Attractions: 14
  • Inner Space Cavern: 6.9 mi
  • Abandoned zoo cage: 7.4 mi
  • Client Innovation Center: 7.7 mi
  • Austin Table Tennis Association: 10.0 mi
  • Texas paintball: 13.9 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Hidden Falls: 10.6 mi
  • Link Falls: 10.9 mi
  • Middle Bull Creek Falls: 11.5 mi
  • Lower Bull Creek Falls: 11.8 mi
  • Small Falls: 14.9 mi
Springs: 7
  • Shady Spring: 7.7 mi
  • Queen's Bath: 10.6 mi
  • Apple Spring: 14.5 mi
  • Seiders Spring: 14.6 mi
  • Deep Eddy Pool: 17.0 mi
Cliffs: 5
Ghost towns: 3
Picnic sites: 3
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Boultinghouse MountainW418 m24.7 mi
NegroheadW405 m22.8 mi
Travis PeakW382 m21.0 mi
Pilot KnobNW368 m21.9 mi
Chalk KnobWNW367 m24.0 mi
Round MountainWNW366 m18.5 mi
Big Bear HillWNW366 m19.2 mi
Flint Rock HillSW360 m21.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:1119:43
June solstice06:3020:0220:37
September equinox07:2018:5719:29
December solstice07:2416:5817:35

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Dec.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495360677481848478695850
Precip in2.62.03.02.34.14.42.82.33.44.62.82.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Austin Great Hills, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/8836770221

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