Education in Manchaca
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.
The story
Census-designated place in Travis County, Texas, United States.
Wikidata Q973310, matched on coordinates and name (70 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 2009
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 6.2 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
- 21.0 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Sinkholes · 20 mi
- Wetland Wonders · 20 mi
- Sunset Deck · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- Bear Creek Management Unit: 2.4 mi
- Lost Oasis Cave Preserve: 2.8 mi
- Shady Hollow West Nature Preserve: 3.0 mi
- Brodie Wild: 3.1 mi
- William H. Russell Karst Preserve: 3.7 mi
- Cathedral of Junk: 6.5 mi
- Good Luck Statue: 7.7 mi
- Sculpture of Brazilian Carnaval Feather Costume: 8.5 mi
- Greetings from Austin mural: 8.7 mi
- I love you so much Mural: 9.1 mi
- Manchaca United Methodist Church: 0.1 mi
- Live Oak Cemetery: 1.4 mi
- Ray Harryhausen Memorial: 3.3 mi
- McElroy-Severn House (Stagecoach House and Onion Creek Post Office): 3.8 mi
- Antioch Colony: 4.0 mi
- 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
- TexPop ATX: 8.7 mi
- Umlauf Sculpture Garden & Museum;Umlauf Sculpture Garden and Museum: 9.3 mi
- Austin Nature & Science Center: 9.7 mi
- Eanes History Center: 9.8 mi
- Texas Toy Museum and Arcade: 10.1 mi
- Davis Hill: 3.7 mi
- Woods Hill: 3.8 mi
- Carpenter Hills: 4.7 mi
- Barton Hill: 6.0 mi
- Friday Mountain: 7.6 mi
- 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
- Eliza Spring: 9.3 mi
- Deep Eddy Pool: 10.0 mi
- Seiders Spring: 12.5 mi
- Kirby Spring: 13.7 mi
- San Marcos Springs: 18.0 mi
- 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
- Seismic Wall: 7.4 mi
- Bird Bluff: 10.8 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 11.9 mi
- Purgatory Creek Overlook: 20.4 mi
- Goforth: 8.6 mi
- Polonia: 15.6 mi
- Lytton Springs: 16.2 mi
- McDuff: 22.9 mi
- Covered Picnic Tables: 5.3 mi
- The Learning Tree: 5.3 mi
- Stone picnic table: 7.6 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Sharp | W 263° | 463 m | 22.8 mi |
| Jack Mountain | W 262° | 451 m | 20.2 mi |
| Roundtree Mountain | W 269° | 449 m | 21.1 mi |
| Shingle Hills | NW 306° | 433 m | 18.7 mi |
| Gainor Mountain | W 276° | 429 m | 18.5 mi |
| Peach Mountain | W 266° | 429 m | 19.0 mi |
| Lone Woman Mountain | WSW 255° | 423 m | 17.0 mi |
| Lone Man Mountain | WSW 254° | 416 m | 15.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:12 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:31 | 20:01 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:58 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 17:00 | 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, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12453821419
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- Austin · 10 mi
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