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Education in Manchaca

Education in Manchaca from directly overhead

Education in Manchaca is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 215 m. Mount Sharp stands 463 m to the west, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Manchaca United Methodist Church, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 6.2 miles off. 44 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

census-designated place in Travis County, Texas, United States

Wikidata Q973310, matched on coordinates and name (70 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Built
2009
Material
aluminium
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates30.14132, -97.83343

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Manchaca Community Park: 0.4 mi
  • Olypmic Heights Trail Park: 0.9 mi
  • Canturbury Trails Park: 1.1 mi
  • Old San Antonio District Park: 1.3 mi
  • Hillcrest HOA Park: 1.3 mi
Nature reserves
Artworks
Gardens: 51
  • Cherry Creek Community Garden: 5.7 mi
  • Claire Kolodzey Memorial Garden: 7.7 mi
  • Ted Paulissen Memorial Garden: 7.7 mi
  • Peace Garden: 7.7 mi
  • Herbal Garden: 9.5 mi
Museums: 46
Peaks: 44
Attractions: 21
  • Bear Creek Stables: 0.8 mi
  • Frate Barker Path: 1.6 mi
  • Jackson Tyler Norris Memorial Skate Park: 4.6 mi
  • The Whisky Vault: 7.9 mi
  • Barton Springs Pool: 9.2 mi
Springs: 11
Waterfalls: 10
  • Upper McKinney Falls: 7.1 mi
  • Lower McKinney Falls: 7.4 mi
  • Twin Falls: 7.5 mi
  • Sculpture Falls: 8.3 mi
  • Hill of Life Falls: 9.0 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Covered Picnic Tables: 5.3 mi
  • The Learning Tree: 5.3 mi
  • Stone picnic table: 7.6 mi
  • Lake Creek Trailhead Picnic Area: 22.8 mi
Cliffs: 4
  • Seismic Wall: 7.4 mi
  • Bird Bluff: 10.8 mi
  • Chalk Bluff: 11.9 mi
  • Purgatory Creek Overlook: 20.4 mi
Ghost towns: 4
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount SharpW 263°463 m22.8 mi
Jack MountainW 262°451 m20.2 mi
Roundtree MountainW 269°449 m21.1 mi
Shingle HillsNW 306°433 m18.7 mi
Gainor MountainW 276°429 m18.5 mi
Peach MountainW 266°429 m19.0 mi
Lone Woman MountainWSW 255°423 m17.0 mi
Lone Man MountainWSW 254°416 m15.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1219:43
June solstice06:3120:0120:37
September equinox07:2018:5819:29
December solstice07:2417:0017:36

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485360677481848478685951

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Austin 6S, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12453821419

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